Coinbase

After an initial and very generic interview with HR, I was asked to take a 45-minute quiz. This was a major turn-off right away. Spending 45 minutes without even talking to a live engineer is a lot to ask. Since it was pretty early in my interviewing

A very simple, two-step process: 1. Talk to an engineering manager about your past experience and, more generally, to get to know each other. 2. A screen-sharing coding session in a language of my choice.

One of the recruiters contacted me, set up an initial conversation, and explained the process. You can take time to prepare if you want to; they are very flexible with scheduling. The phone screen interviewer was very friendly and patient. They did