Big Data Engineering Interview Experience - Tokyo, Japan
December 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Extremely long and time-consuming for no reason:
- Call by HR (by a non-native English speaker)
- Take-home exam (written by a non-native English speaker)
- Online programming test (by a non-native English speaker)
Questions
HR interview - very standard
- Why are you interested in Indeed?
- Why are you thinking of switching jobs?
The interviewer was a non-native English speaker and very aggressive and crabby. They were very rushed and unpleasant.
Written exam was stupid and boring. Not sure what they were trying to test.
Online technical exam was confusing because they asked for solutions that no one in their right mind would do with big data. The interviewer's English was so bad that it took me a while to register what she was saying. She too was really crabby, so by the second or third question, I wanted to hang up since I would not want to work with people that I encountered through the interview.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Indeed Big Data Engineering role in Tokyo, Japan.
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Pass Rate
Indeed's interview process for their Big Data Engineering roles in Tokyo, Japan is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Indeed's Big Data Engineering interview process in Tokyo, Japan.
Indeed Work Experiences
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Cons: Nothing really comes to my mind. It's the best company ever, especially in comparison with my previous experiences in Japan.
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Great competitive total compensation. (First company I've worked for where merit/promotion salary and bonus/RSU bumps are initiated by Indeed rather than prompted by "me" leaving for a better opportunity.)
Cons: Some business-critical, highly dependent legacy systems which are still "hard to touch" and cumbersome to deploy quick experimental changes.
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- 5.0High Impact Social/Professional EnvironmentSenior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanMay 30, 2022Pros: Meaningful work with interesting projects to work on quarterly/yearly. Intelligent and respectful working environment holding demanding deadlines with reasonable expectations (unforeseen incidents / personal schedules, etc.). Great competitive total compensation. (First company I've worked for where merit/promotion salary and bonus/RSU bumps are initiated by Indeed rather than prompted by "me" leaving for a better opportunity.)Cons: Some business-critical, highly dependent legacy systems which are still "hard to touch" and cumbersome to deploy quick experimental changes. Lack of technical knowledge, experience, or capability of the QA role to meaningfully guide and drive implementation/solutions.
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