I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks.
1h with hiring mgr. 1h with in house recruiter. 2h of 2:1 interviews with team. 2 on 1 interviews can be difficult because you can't really build any rapport with either of the interviewers. Ended there because failed interviews in 1st and 2nd stages. 3rd interview was cancelled.
1st interview was about general approaches to JS. I was unaware at time but team was looking for a lead dev. I had made incorrect assumption this was an IC role. Miscommunication all around. Left interview nervous. 2nd interview was a coding one, but I made terrible mistake by using my familiar coding tools on a project I should not have. Pro tip: use vscode for a screen share exercise like this.
1 zip file with a project is sent to you over zoom and you are asked to implement pagination.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Kong Software Developer role in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Kong's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Saint Paul, Minnesota is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Kong's Software Developer interview process in Saint Paul, Minnesota.