I met the team at an on-campus event. A few days later, I was contacted to come in for an on-campus interview (1 hour). It involved working on a problem that didn't require algorithm knowledge but did require effective data structure usage.

A few days later, I was contacted for a Google Hangouts screen with a manager (30 minutes). A few days after that, I was given a take-home exercise. This was a project in TypeScript that involved solving a problem Plaid is built to address. They stated the project should take around 4-6 hours, and I think that is a fair estimate for someone with HTTP experience.

After completion, I was brought in for an on-site interview (4.5 hours). This consisted of:

• Another coding challenge (again, not algorithm-heavy but requiring good design)
• Reviewing and expanding on the take-home exercise
• An exit interview with the engineering manager

The recruiter was spectacular in following up and answering questions. I heard back from the recruiter within hours, and I was given next steps within a couple of days for every stage of the process.

Do you know what Plaid does?