Python Projects for Beginners a ten-Week Bootcamp Approach to Python Programming

Why do you want to work here?

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  “The applications that you build here help so many users around the world, and I’d love to be a part of that.”
  
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  Talk about the applications or charities that the company works with. It shows that you have passion, work well in teams, and that your driven.
  
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  Mentioning the culture of the company would be a great answer as well.
  
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  Do not mention salary, benefits, or even worse… have no answer.
  

Tell me about a tough software problem and how you solved it.

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  “I was working on a project where I was assigned to implement the Steam API into the application. Unfortunately, the API wouldn’t connect properly. Using the debugger, I set break points at the import and function call locations. After realizing that they weren’t being hit at all, I figured it must be an issue with connecting. Having tried several import variations, and reading through the documentation, I decided to set up the application to close when the function was hit. When I ran the program the next time, it closed instantly. Realizing that the function is being called, but the application isn’t running properly, I figured it had to be an import issue. It wasn’t until I tested the API in a more up-to-date application that the problem was due to the code being written in version 2.2, when the API required version 3.6. In order to connect the API, I had to manually import the library through a mapper function that could translate the code between versions. After realizing that the mapper worked, I was able to implement the libraries that the Steam API included in its SDK.”
  
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  Go as in depth as you can with the problem. They want to know every little detail that caused the issue, how you fixed the problem, and all the ideas you had in trying to solve the problem. Although the preceding answer may not have made much sense to you right now, it shows the problem, what I did to try and find the issue, as well as how I came up with a solution once I found the problem.