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Senior Backend Developer Interview Experience

October 7, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took two weeks.

The interview process requires you to complete a coding project, which the brief describes as a very simple prototype. I built a prototype, and then a second version to demonstrate in the debrief. I thought the debrief interview went well: I described different approaches to building the product and the pros and cons of each, and described ways in which the product could be improved, which is something the recruiter told me would be an important element of the interview.

I was rejected, and told that "you think too far into the future, and not enough about the current project". This is very strange because they kept asking me what features I would build, and then what I'd do after that, and so on. They also said that "we couldn't assess your technical skills from the code you submitted". This is a basic prototype they ask you to build, and it's never going to be a complicated technical product.

When the recruiter gave me the rejection feedback, he asked why I submitted my project after just one day, instead of taking the full week they give candidates to complete it. They honestly think candidates should waste a week of their time just to move forward one step in their interview process! What a waste of time.

Questions

There were lots of questions on how I would improve the prototype.

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Pennylane's interview process for their Senior Backend Developer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Pennylane's Senior Backend Developer interview process.

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