The interview was 3 hours broken into 3 1 hour sections. The first was a regular behavioral interview asking questions that could be answered in STAR format. The second was the technical round which was an OOP question that gave me a class and I had to write some simple functions that would use the data to manipulate certain functionalities. Quite simple. Finally, it was a Q&A with some previous interns, this one was very relaxed.
Average interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at CarMax
Interview
Had a recruiter interview. A about a week later had an interview with a technical manager interview. Later, the final round interview had three back-to-back parts. First hour was just a casual video meeting with two developers and two other candidates. Second hour was a technical-related behavioral interview with two developers. The last hour was a technical/coding portion with two other developers. I did not get an offer, but I thought the interview process was good!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave a hypothetical situation and asked: What would you do in this situation if a fellow developer asked for help on their, but you are already working on something with a deadline?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarMax (Richmond, VA) in Mar 2025
Interview
30 minutes behavioral phone call first round —> 3 hour interview second round (1 hour simple technical, 1 hour behavioral, 1 hour informal meet and greet with a current employee). The 3 hours are uninterrupted (max 1 minute breaks between for restroom etc.).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical - given an array of cars with make, model, and MPG, write a function that returns the average MPG for a certain make.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarMax (Richmond, VA) in Sept 2024
Interview
It starts with a phone call behavioral interview. They just go over your resume and ask questions about it. They asked me one behavioral question after that. I unfortunately did not make past this round though. I answered everything clearly and to be honest, I though I was moving on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to work with someone that you didn't see eye to eye with?