Adobe interview notes, page 4 of 6

“I jumped straight to hash-set because that's the reflex answer and it is fine, O(n) time, O(n) space.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight into segmenting SMBs by industry (retail, F&B, creative agencies) and talked about pricing sensitivity in that market.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Adobe, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight to two pointers and it clicked pretty well.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Felt okay about this one.” The rest of the author's notes on Machine Learning Engineer interview at Adobe, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Blanked for a second because it sounds easy but you can accidentally say something that doesn't fit the company vibe.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is the one that still bothers me.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Onsite - Multi Round round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight for DAU as the north-star and they pushed back pretty quickly, asking whether that actually captures value or just traffic.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at Adobe, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is basically the whole call.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I froze a bit at first because three years is a long horizon and I kept second-guessing whether to anchor on near-term improvements or swing for bigger bets.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Adobe, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started with ingestion and spent way too long there.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Adobe, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.