Walmart interview notes, page 4 of 14

“My first instinct was brute force, check every pair of intervals, which I knew was wrong but I said it anyway to buy time.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I talked through how I balance giving people autonomy versus staying close enough to unblock them.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I knew binary search immediately but the duplicate part is where I fumbled a bit.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This was the part I actually felt good about.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, 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 with the obvious answer at first: clarify, prioritize, align.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Walmart, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Fine, did my usual rundown.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Ten minutes for four files sounds manageable until you're actually in it.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I kept assuming there had to be a linear solution and burned the entire interview trying to find it.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Stumbled a bit here because I went straight into headcount and roles without first anchoring on the product goals.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Walmart, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I've seen this question a dozen times and still fumbled the merge step a bit under pressure.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Walmart, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.