So I decided to compile a bunch of fun interview topics of interest and questions. This article is limited to what I know from my job interviews.

So I decided to compile a bunch of fun interview topics of interest and questions. This article is limited to what I know from my job interviews.

So For Those Who Are Looking Forward To Technical Interviews For Software Developer Internships…

Here we go! 😄

Overview

• Overview
  • General Topics Covered
  • Sample Technical Q’s
  • Sample Personal Q’s
  • Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

General Topics Covered

• hash maps
• heaps
• reverse linked lists
• arrays vs hash
• bit manipulation
• string manipulation

Sample Technical Q’s

• Write code to test the endianness of a code. Optimitize this code to fit 1 line.
• Write code to print all the factors of a given number.
• What is the definition of RAM?
• What is the keyword volatile used for?
• When is the autorelease pool flushed?
• What techniques can be used to design a spam filter?
• What features should so and so server provide?

Sample Personal Q’s

• What makes you most interested in this company? (AH DERP)
• Describe yourself.
• What is your largest problem with this company or its software?
• How often do you code?
• Have you worked on projects outside of class? If so, why?

Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

• How much of your day do you spend coding?
• How many meetings do you have every week?
• How does project planning happen on the team?
• What is the ratio of software developers to program managers or what is the student to mentor ratio?
  • What is the interaction between them like?
• Were you ever an intern yourself?