This is one of the best interview processes I've experienced in the Bay Area!

The recruiters are very quick to respond. Scheduling takes place very quickly after you submit your availability, and there's timely response after the interview is shared.

Round 1: Phone Call with the Hiring Manager The hiring manager reached out on LinkedIn, describing the position and team. The recruiter then scheduled a 30-minute call with the hiring manager.

In this interview, he mainly asked about my current experience, the different technology stacks I worked on, and why I was looking for a change.

After the call, within the next hour, I got an email from the recruiter with the take-home exercise.

Round 2: Take-Home Exercise The take-home exercise is a very basic frontend exercise. It took me a day to complete the coding exercise. If you know the basics of frontend development, you should be able to complete it.

After I submitted the coding challenge, the next day the recruiter reached out to me to schedule a phone interview with one of the engineers.

Round 3: Interview with a Staff Engineer at DoorDash In this interview, the interviewer mainly goes through the coding exercise you submitted. The questions revolve around the code you submitted and are very straightforward. They ask you about alternative approaches to solve the problem, if any.

After the phone screen, the same day, I got an email from the recruiter stating they would like to proceed with an onsite interview.

Round 4: Onsite The onsite comprises four rounds. Three are technical rounds, and one is a behavioral round. Technical rounds include questions related to production releases, knowledge about different frameworks, coding a new feature on top of your coding exercise, and test frameworks.

After my onsite interview, the recruiter reached out the next day, saying one of the rounds did not go well, hence they would not be giving an offer.

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