Junior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Salt Lake City, Utah
Process
They sent me a timed coding project. I was expected to complete the entire project in their online IDE.
There were many coding questions, all to be done sequentially. It was probably the worst interview experience I have ever had.
The coding environment was absolutely terrible. In order to compile and run your code, it would take at least 30 seconds. I would then wait 30-60 seconds to discover I forgot a semicolon, then recompile to realize I spelled something wrong, and so on.
I generally like to code and compile frequently to find mistakes, but this was impossible in this environment. Even if there was a syntax error, it would run all twelve tests or so before it would let you know it didn't even compile.
Questions
There was no human interaction; it was just the coding test.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Plaid Junior Software Engineer role in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Success Rate
Plaid's interview process for their Junior Software Engineer roles in Salt Lake City, Utah is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Plaid's Junior Software Engineer interview process in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Plaid Work Experiences
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