Stripe

Role: SDE2

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: October 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Not Specified (Implied negative outcome)

Difficulty: Easy (but tricky due to focus on real-world problems)

Rounds: 1 (Technical Phone Screen)

Topics Asked: Object Manipulation, String Manipulation, JSON Object Traversal and Manipulation.

Experience:

The candidate, currently an SDE2 at Intuit, had a 45-minute technical phone screen for a Stripe SDE2 role.

Technical Phone Screen: The interview focused on object manipulation, specifically traversing through JSON objects and manipulating data. The candidate noted that these types of questions are "real-world examples" and felt they were easier for frontend engineers or those familiar with JavaScript.

Coding Questions: "Object Manipulation" and "Increasing Parts" which involved traversing and manipulating complex JSON objects. The candidate had prepared mostly in Java but switched to JavaScript during the interview due to the timed nature and their experience in JavaScript with such problems, believing it would be quicker. They managed to get through two questions.

The candidate expressed disappointment, feeling they "prepped all my interviews to be in Java and then I hit a curveball" and wished they had prepped better for string and object manipulation. They advised future candidates to practice string and object manipulation, especially for Stripe interviews.