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Senior Software Engineer - Web Interview Experience

December 1, 2021
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Process

The interview process took about 4 months in total. It was, by far, the longest interview process I've ever had.

I would strongly recommend following up with your recruiter 1 week after each interview, or you may be waiting a very long amount of time. I followed up after about 1.5-2 weeks each time. Hours after I would follow up, I was told I made it to the next round.

You'll read other interview experiences below indicating that the time to hear a response after the interview exceeded 3 weeks, so be sure to follow up after 1 week, consistently, or you might be forgotten about.

The team is lovely to chat with. They are laid back, kind, and genuinely want to help you succeed in the interview. I would have said that my experience was positive, but 4 months is simply too long to be interviewing. At that point, my situation had changed, so I declined the offer.

There were 4 interviews:

  • Coding test in React with a technical lead (60 mins)
  • Panel interview with 3 groups (2.5 hours)
  • Manager / HR interview (30 mins each x 2)
  • Hiring manager interview (30 mins)

I thought it was strange that the HR interview was saved for the end. Most places will do that at the beginning. As a result, important items like remote work and Covid policies were not explained until the end.

Questions

I can't go into detail because of the NDA, but the questions were a combination of coding tests and system design.

I normally perform very poorly on coding tests, but I did well on these because of how supportive the staff is.

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