I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.
Possibly the worst process I have ever been through. Then they have six hours of algorithmic interviews that are basically a bunch of LeetCode hards. I managed to solve all the problems, but it was just honestly like going through the SAT of coding. Zero joy, and this is reflected in the product—which btw had a great start.
Silent engineers. No interaction. Zero interviews with designers. No PM. For a frontend role lmao, I couldn’t even remember the engineers' names or team. I have no idea if these engineers can write CSS, who is the team owner, and whether I want the role or not.
It’s just a bunch of algorithm tech bros, so if you want that kind of environment, you found your fit. Or, they’re great to use as a free algorithm training interview for other companies. Even if they had given me an offer, I would never work there.
After six hours of interviews, they wanted me to meet more interviewers after I criticized them for not meeting people or even having enough time to state names. I simply cannot imagine working here. Also, they're not remote-friendly, but the entire process is conducted remotely. Lol
Recruiter screen: they ask you dumb questions like tell me about your most complex project and are looking for technical intricacy to clear, so be sure to study that. Use algorithm, performance optimization language.
Tech screen: one hour code test of a code sandbox API to fetch stuff for a photo and use a grid to display and add like functionality. And then filter results.
Onsite: one “system design interview” that is a huge joke and involves:
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Retool Frontend Engineer role.
Retool's interview process for their Frontend Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Retool's Frontend Engineer interview process.