Process
The introductory conversation with HR went very well! The process, company, and roles were described in detail, and all my questions were answered. But, this HR lost my homework assignment.
Right after the intro call, I received a homework assignment that needed to be completed in a week, but it was stated to take no more than 3 hours. It was actually complex, and I had to make tradeoffs to complete it even in 5 hours.
After submitting the task and checking back a week later, I received no response. Nothing. I had a person at Deel contact this HR, and only then did they find my email and review the assignment quickly.
I was disappointed with the review. Their mentions of approaches were mostly wrong, but the major red flag I got on rejection—potential SQL injection—was correct. So that's fair, probably. But they didn't mention my advanced approaches, such as database denormalization and indexes, to significantly improve query execution time.
They don't seem to want witty engineers, but resilient ones who can do standardized work.
Questions
Implement a REST API service with async tasks in mind.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Deel Senior Software Engineer role in Croatia.
Success Rate
Deel's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Croatia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Deel's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Croatia.
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