Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Helsinki, Finland
Process
The initial stages of the interview process involved two telephone interviews with recruiters for pre-screening.
Following this, there were two interviews with the team:
- Engineering manager interview
- Technical (programming) interview
The process began when a recruiter reached out, recognizing my work in open source and public presentations. It then proceeded with two phone interviews, during which I could ask as many questions as I wanted, which was very smooth.
After that, a question arose regarding my U.S. visa or citizenship status. I confirmed that I did not have either and would require a visa. The decision was then made to move the conversation towards other offices. I selected Japan.
Two subsequent interviews were conducted with the team, including engineering managers and a developer.
Questions
Do you have performance-based evaluations, and how frequently?
Can you give an example of a negative evaluation and how you dealt with improving the situation?
Programming question: Implement a system that accepts the number of crawled sites and reports how many sites were crawled in the past 5 minutes.
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Success Rate
Indeed's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Helsinki, Finland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Indeed's Engineering Manager interview process in Helsinki, Finland.
Indeed Work Experiences
- 3.0Well paid in TokyoEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanAugust 23, 2023Pros: - Learning and growth opportunities - Competitive compensationCons: - a wide range of team dynamics and management styles - frequent focus changes
- 1.0New CEO lit the whole company on fireEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeNovember 18, 2025Pros: - Remote - Unlimited PTO - They let me keep my laptop when they laid me offCons: It is very much a surprise PIP culture now. The vibes were in the gutter, and everyone is scared. The products aren't even that good. New CEO never shows his face (Chris used to at least every month) and openly acts like he doesn't care about his employees. They do silent layoffs, reorgs all the time. AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI.
- 4.0Overall, a great collaborative environmentEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeFebruary 17, 2020Pros: - WLB - Collaborative work culture - Really great colleagues. Some offices are truly special workplaces. - Still can make a difference if you want to.Cons: - Not enough top-down directive, even in places that need it. - Different offices have shockingly different cultures. - Engineering infrastructure doesn't have a unified direction or vision for where the whole company is headed.
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