HubSpot

My first contact was with an internal recruiter. We had a 15-minute conversation where they asked about my background, projects, and current role – basic first phone call topics. The second round was a timed coding exercise, though not live or on vid

The interview was a three-stage process. First, I had a quick chat with the recruiter. Then, I met with the hiring manager for more of a cultural screening – an "are we a good fit?" kind of interview. The final interview was approximately 4.5 hours

Coding Assessment (API Call and Data Validation): This is an easy problem that can be solved with a couple of hashmaps; don’t overthink it. If you’re stuck on, "You're almost there, you have a couple of minor bugs in your code," re-read the task and