I applied in-person. The process took 1 week.
The first interview was great! The interviewer was friendly and the coding question on frequently accessed data was straightforward, with an O(1) solution expected.
The second-round interview with the tech lead was a complete disaster. The interviewer was rude and unprofessional, asking personal questions about my own life which had no relevance to the job. I was thrown off after 5 minutes and couldn’t focus at all. It was the worst interview experience I’ve ever had. The location of the company isn't great.
There was some network question, design YouTube, etc.
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Island Software Engineer role.
Island's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Island's Software Engineer interview process.