Buttery smooth from start to finish. They even coach you on what to expect for each portion of the interview and give you feedback each step of the way so you can improve between rounds. For industry hires, they care more about domain-specific knowledge than whiteboard-type questions.

There is one culture phone screen, one technical phone screen, then a full day at HQ. This includes a portion where you have to present something and speak in front of a panel. They tell you at the end if you essentially get the job or not. All interviews have two or more people.

The most important questions are cultural ones and testing for soft skills. If you don’t pass the bar, they are quick to tell you during the interviews themselves what they were expecting to hear. If you can’t handle on-the-spot criticism, you won’t thrive in this environment.

Why do you want to work at Riot?