I applied online. The process took 1 week.
I applied for a technical position at Cresta and was invited to complete their online coding challenge. The experience was extremely frustrating. The platform used per-problem timers that didn’t align with the total one-hour duration. Once a timer for a problem expired, it completely blocked further edits, even if you had finished previous problems early.
Simple, algorithmic problems.
Write a function that does X and returns Y.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cresta Backend Software Engineer role in California.
Cresta's interview process for their Backend Software Engineer roles in California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cresta's Backend Software Engineer interview process in California.