Pocket Gems·Software Engineer

Pocket Gems Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

San Francisco, CAPosted Jul 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fast two-round phone process focused on algorithms and complexity, but I didn’t make it past the second screen.

Recruiter screen — HR reached out quickly, and I moved into two back-to-back phone interviews.
Phone interview #1 (algorithms) — No behavior questions; I was asked algorithm problems and was expected to analyze time and space cost.
Phone interview #2 (more algorithms + cost analysis) — I solved the questions in the round and believed I answered fully, but I was rejected after the second interview.
Variation in difficulty/interaction — In related attempts, I also solved both coding interview problems but still failed, and the interviewer didn’t provide much help when I

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