Senior Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
The recruiter scheduled a 30-minute interview for an introduction and discussed my work experience.
After the first interview, the recruiter sent me an NDA about the process. To continue, I needed to sign it. After signing, the recruiter sent me their take-home test, which is a medium-level task requiring a good knowledge of data structures for a suitable solution.
After finishing the take-home test, I sent the solution and waited several days for a response. The recruiter then scheduled an interview to discuss my solution with developers. During that interview, the developers also asked some technical questions outside the scope of the solution.
Following the technical interview, the recruiter scheduled an interview with the product team. To summarize this stage, they wanted to see if I could integrate as a software developer with their product team. They stated that even with technical problems, they make the final decision.
Several days later, the recruiter contacted me with an update, informing me that I was rejected. According to the recruiter, the developers I interviewed gave me and my solution a perfect score. The product team, who are the decision-makers of the process, gave no feedback. It appears that developers are not considered first-class citizens.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Miro Senior Backend Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Miro's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Miro's Senior Backend Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Miro Work Experiences
- 4.0Fun & employee-caring employerSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJune 27, 2022Pros: Interesting product challenges to work on. A fun place to work at with people who are friendly and helpful. Very good work-life balance. Employer seems to actually care for employees. * Work from home allowance. * Allowance for health insurance. * Good stock options. * Management is quite transparent about things (straight answers instead of trying to be diplomatically correct).Cons: Stock options are there, but with the NL tax implications in place, the base salary needs to be improved so employees can actually exercise them. Otherwise, what's the point if you can't even exercise them? Hyper-growth at an organizational level means work gets a bit disorganized. For example, different teams work on solving the same problem in different ways.
- 3.0Good Pay, but company needs a vision and planSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 8, 2024Pros: Pay is good. People I get to work with are good and collaborative. Miro has a very good brand value in the market. The product is a market leader.Cons: Leadership seems lost. They used to be good and open about things, but lately they seem lost. They are not as transparent about things as they used to be. There seems to be a disconnect from customer needs. Career growth prospects are almost zero. Promotions are random, with no mentorship.
- 5.0Great company and great cultureSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsDecember 3, 2020Pros: - Culture - Environment - Cooperation - Learning - Multicultural - BenefitsCons: Bureaucracy and decision-taking need too much approval.
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