Ebay Interview Experience
Ebay Interview Experience for Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Experienced
4 months
3 years+ experience, (Salary Package: 30 LPA)
Computer Science Engineering
3 Rounds
Application Process
I applied through LinkedIn. After a week, I received a call to confirm my availability. Once it was confirmed, I received a link for the coding round on the CodeSignal platform. After about a month, I had another system design round on the same platform. Finally, there was a face-to-face interview, where I was rejected.
Topics Prepared
Resume Tips
Tip 1: Focus on distributed systems in your projects.
Tip 2: Clearly mention your responsibilities and the impact you had on the project.
Preparation Tips
Tip 1: Focus on system design (Senior Software Engineer level).
Tip 2: Learn and apply design patterns.
Tip 3: Strengthen DSA fundamentals (trees, graphs, heaps, maps).
Interview Rounds (3)
Detailed breakdown of each evaluation round, questions asked, and candidate approaches.
Interview Round 1 — Online Coding Interview
Interview Round 2 — Online Coding Interview
Problems in Round: 1
Problem: System Design
All questions were descriptive and scenario-based. Based on the given scenarios, we had to select the correct answers for the MCQ questions. Each question required reading the description carefully and identifying the most appropriate system design solution.
Tip 1: Focus on system design. Tip 2: Basic DSA knowledge—such as heaps, maps, and trees—is essential for implementing the most suitable data structures based on requirements.
Interview Round 3 — Face to Face
Problems in Round: 1
Problem: System Design
I was asked to design a parking lot system capable of handling millions of vehicles. He expected the code to follow proper OOP principles and also evaluated how we would handle millions of vehicles simultaneously. He asked questions about memory allocation for each vehicle, cost calculation, and memory management when a vehicle is released from the parking lot. In addition, around five to six scenario-based questions were asked covering these aspects.
Tip 1: Follow OOP principles. Tip 2: Focus on system design. Tip 3: Strengthen DSA fundamentals (maps, heaps, trees, graphs).
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