Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
This had five interview rounds. The first one was with a recruiter, followed by another conversational/behavioral with the director of technology. After that, there were two rounds, and they had to be in the office.
I got an offer within an hour after completing my onsite, but then I was asked if I wanted to talk to the CEO, which I said yes to. This was the secret fifth round, after which my offer was rescinded. I generally asked him about the revenue model and profitability (which they are), and challenged it. Maybe that offended him, that I don't trust and believe in the company's prospects.
Questions
The first one was to write a piece of code and pass all test cases run based on some new requirements. It had a few SQL errors which needed to be corrected, apart from the new logic which needed to be written.
The next one was a system design round, which was to design a system to process files with millions of rows which we need to update the database.
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Bilt's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Bilt Work Experiences
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