Pure Storage
Practice questions for the skills this job lists, plus common questions for any interview. These are for practice: we don’t know the employer’s actual questions.
How do equals() and hashCode() work together in a HashMap?
Java
Explain the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions.
Java
How do goroutines and channels work? How do you avoid a goroutine leak?
Go
Explain RAII and smart pointers. When would you use unique_ptr versus shared_ptr?
C++
Walk me through a project you built: the design, a hard bug and what you'd change.
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Reverse a linked list, then explain its time and space complexity.
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How would you design a URL shortener?
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What do you know about Pure Storage's products and customers?
Pure Storage
Tell me about yourself in two minutes, focused on this role.
About you
Why this company, and why this role?
About you
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate. What happened?
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Describe a time you failed or missed a deadline, and what you changed afterwards.
About you