The David and Goliath Story
The David and Goliath Story
Instacart is a fast-moving company pursuing a long-neglected industry (grocery shopping).
The team is incredibly inclusive, and everyone's opinions are not just respected but actively sought after.
There are a number of big things in the works, which I am looking forward to watching and being a part of in the next 1-3 years.
Instacart is pursuing a very complex set of problems and is currently understaffed to meet its goals effectively.
This problem is not unknown to the executive team, and our hiring goals have been set with this consideration in mind.
Even so, the hiring team itself is understaffed. I foresee this being one of the biggest limiting factors of growth for some time to come.
Keep aiming high, keep dreaming, and keep hiring.
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The interview process is quite subjective. You can perform well in all parts of the interview and still not receive an offer. The feedback given is also very subjective. There was an interviewer wearing a tank top, and it was evident that he did not
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I was reached out to by a recruiter via email, and we had an initial phone conversation. After passing that, I was informed the next step would be a remote pairing interview. During the pairing interview, I was given an application and told to impl
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I really enjoyed the interview process. There was an obvious emphasis on trying to discover positive qualities instead of dwelling on negatives. It was a full-day interview with: * A few soft sessions * A systems design whiteboarding session * A 3
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San Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2022The interview process is quite subjective. You can perform well in all parts of the interview and still not receive an offer. The feedback given is also very subjective. There was an interviewer wearing a tank top, and it was evident that he did not
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2019I was reached out to by a recruiter via email, and we had an initial phone conversation. After passing that, I was informed the next step would be a remote pairing interview. During the pairing interview, I was given an application and told to impl
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2018I really enjoyed the interview process. There was an obvious emphasis on trying to discover positive qualities instead of dwelling on negatives. It was a full-day interview with: * A few soft sessions * A systems design whiteboarding session * A 3
