Reddit.com Interview Questions
Go Back1. In SQL, how do you explain the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes? Can you name a time that you used each?
2. What experience do you have in the different types of software maintenance?
3. What unique values can you bring to Reddit.com in your user experience design skills?
4. What do you feel is one of the top issues that is faced by data engineers today?
5. What skills do you use to cope with the day to day stress and pressure on the job?
6. What is one thing that really tests your patience when dealing with your coworkers?
7. If you were asked to review a colleague's code that they had written, what key things would you look for?
8. Give an example of a time that you used a universal design practice in your work as a UI or UX designer. Why was it important to do this?
9. What software analysis and design tools do you have familiarity working with?
10. If you were confronted with a time where you wouldn't be able to meet a deadline here at Reddit.com, what steps would you take when you made that realization?
11. If hired here at Reddit.com to develop iOS and Android software, when would you use a fragment rather than an activity?
12. In your experience in software testing, would you consider yourself proficient in both testing and debugging processes?
13. Here at Reddit.com, we ask our test engineers to follow specific QA protocols. What role do you feel QA plays in software development and testing?
14. In your opinion, what has been the biggest advancement in technology this past year?
15. In designing Android software, what is your experience using parcelable versus serializable within an app?
16. If you were faced with a situation that you didn't know the answer to or understand, what would your next steps be?
17. When do you consider a project to be finished?
18. Do you consider yourself stronger in C++, C#, Java, or Python?
19. What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?
20. A huge part of our business here at Reddit.com is designing software for iOS. In this role, how would you steer away from retain cycles when using closures in Swift programming language?
21. How do you ensure that you have a healthy work-life balance in your career?
22. Do you have any unique skills or past work experiences that we can't see on your resume that would benefit the team here at Reddit.com?
23. Do you have experience working with different CASE tools? If so, what do you have experience with?
24. What data cleaning methods are you familiar with and comfortable using if hired for this role at Reddit.com?
25. As you reflect back on your career to this point in your search for a new position, what would you say is your ideal work environment or culture?
26. What do you feel are the primary features and benefits of the Java programming language?
27. If you can, please provide your thoughts on the function of managed object context in developing iOS apps and software.
28. In a technical support role here at Reddit.com, we expect that you would be able to bring great customer service skills to the role. Describe your customer service philosophy in the support that you would provide.