Very well explained and informed process in the early stages; initial tech test screen, recruiter screen, and take-home test. The transparency around this was excellent, and the initial tech test was very contextual for the role, which is excellent. Unfortunately, the platform for tech test screening is littered with issues.
A key API that should be interacted with was not functioning hence it wasn't possible to obtain over 50% of the points. The application was initially rejected based on a low score despite giving immediate feedback on the issues experienced. Circle followed up by acknowledging the platform issue but continued to reject the application because my resume didn't fulfil the expectations of a senior role, one year short of the required five years.
I believe this was an unlucky experience, and it certainly seemed in the first case that Circle aims to set candidates up for success. The recruiter was fantastic with communications, which set a good tone. The only feedback to Circle on this is to consider being more flexible on years of experience. Discussing a candidate's experiences can soon paint a picture of whether they alone may hold much more value than the number of years of experience.
Create a catalog of books (fetching from API), provide functionality to add a new one and re-group & order books by user-selectable fields.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Circle Senior Frontend Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Circle's interview process for their Senior Frontend Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Circle's Senior Frontend Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.