User-338wlJul 22, 2026

Verkada onsite was a waste of a day off

Hack2hire Community · 2026-07-22T00:00:00.370Z

Verkada onsite was a waste of a day off Went through the full Verkada onsite last week, 4 rounds in San Mateo, and got the standard rejection email a week and a half later. Coding round was LRU cache then they tack on LFU right after with zero break, ran out of time before I could even test the second one properly. Pair programming round was a DB schema design thing, felt fine honestly. System design was two problems crammed into one round, access control for cameras plus the heartbeat monitorin...

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rohanvermaJul 22, 2026

The evaluate your previous company question is such a trap, glad I'm not the only one who felt that.

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benhe98Jul 22, 2026

Sorry that happened, the whole understaffed vibe checks out from what I've heard too.

User-k5mxaJul 22, 2026

The two problems crammed into one SD round is rough, feels like there's no time to actually go deep.

chloechen99Jul 22, 2026

Yeah exactly, I barely finished explaining the heartbeat one before we had to move on.

jacobmiller2Jul 22, 2026

How long did the pair programming round run for? Trying to get a sense of pacing.

emma.wilsonJul 22, 2026

Mine ran the full hour, felt rushed near the end too.

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