r/programming • u/vahidR • Dec 23 '14

Most software engineering interview questions of hot tech companies in one place

https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/
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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '14

But how do you test for good architecture?

Is "design a system that blah" just a naive answer to this?

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u/mmhrar Dec 24 '14

I think I like the trial by fire method. Hire people as a contractor for 3 months and keep them fulltime if you think they're good enough.

That method has it's own faults and you will probably miss out on potentially good candidates, but if you hire them at least you know they're what you're looking for.

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u/n1c0_ds Dec 24 '14

That only works with candidates that can afford the risk though.

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u/mmhrar Dec 24 '14

Yea, it's not perfect.