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For a lead role, They asked to find bugs in the PHP code for more than 30 minutes in 50 minutes interview. then they will ask you some framework related questions (which is awful), and in the end, decent OOP problem So people applying for lead role must be aware that in interview what they ask is actually a junior developer level questions.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Property Finder

4.3
Apr 20, 2020

For a lead role, They asked to find bugs in the PHP code for more than 30 minutes in 50 minutes interview. then they will ask you some framework related questions (which is awful), and in the end, decent OOP problem So people applying for lead role must be aware that in interview what they ask is actually a junior developer level questions.

First Round : Got a call from HR after applying the position around a week ,discussion around the position requirements and salary expectations Second Round : Discussion with one of the tech lead ,around the skills mentioned in the resume Third Round : Discussion with two different people(mid -senior ) decent discussion professional engineers
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Wells Fargo

3.5
Feb 27, 2023

First Round : Got a call from HR after applying the position around a week ,discussion around the position requirements and salary expectations Second Round : Discussion with one of the tech lead ,around the skills mentioned in the resume Third Round : Discussion with two different people(mid -senior ) decent discussion professional engineers

Mostly questions were on resume like, introduce your self and talk about the projects and challenges you faced and how you overcome through those. Also programming with python and couple of data structure question like dynamic array and queues etc. had been given 2 coding problems which were easy to medium. Asked what type of technologies I am comfortable with.
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at Persistent Systems

4.2
Feb 12, 2021

Mostly questions were on resume like, introduce your self and talk about the projects and challenges you faced and how you overcome through those. Also programming with python and couple of data structure question like dynamic array and queues etc. had been given 2 coding problems which were easy to medium. Asked what type of technologies I am comfortable with.

Passengers are waiting to board a fully booked plane. They all have an assigned seat except for one person. They all board the plane in a random order. If their assigned seat is available, they take it. If not, they seat at random somewhere else. When it's her time to board, the one person without a number chooses a seat at random amongst those that are left. The question is: what are the odds that the last person will sit on her assigned seat?
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Lead Software Engineer

Interviewed at PIX System

2.8
Oct 6, 2009

Passengers are waiting to board a fully booked plane. They all have an assigned seat except for one person. They all board the plane in a random order. If their assigned seat is available, they take it. If not, they seat at random somewhere else. When it's her time to board, the one person without a number chooses a seat at random amongst those that are left. The question is: what are the odds that the last person will sit on her assigned seat?

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