Director of Engineering Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
Process
Two sets of onsite interviews were conducted in Chicago and New York.
The first day consisted of systems modeling sessions and management experience questioning.
The second day was more focused on getting to know the team and explaining my thoughts on how to build and run an engineering organization.
Questions
Describe how you have built engineering teams in the past. What worked, what didn't, and what would you have done differently?
Walk us through your hiring process. What types of people are you looking for? How do you set your bar? How do you think about team makeup?
Whiteboard a solution for a real-time monitoring solution. How would you handle High Availability (HA)?
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Success Rate
Grubhub's interview process for their Director of Engineering roles in Chicago, Illinois is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Grubhub Work Experiences
- 5.0Awesome Chicago technology companySenior Data Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 6, 2017Pros: Still a techie company culture. Casual dress. Great office location with food and drink perks. Employees get $X to spend per week on grubhub.com orders for free food of their choice.Cons: None so far in my first year.
- 5.0JdndSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 28, 2023Pros: Work-life balance is great, and people are nice.Cons: Pay could be a big factor with stocks.
- 5.0Best company I've worked at!Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesDecember 20, 2019Pros: Best company I've worked at, period. Work/life balance, great pay and benefits, lots of really smart and helpful people to work with, and a flexible/modern technology platform. It's 180 degrees different from more traditional companies I've worked at, but almost everything is better: no micromanagement, receptivity to new ideas, work from home, etc.Cons: The technology platform is complicated, so it takes a while to learn.
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