The interview process with Slack was one of the most empathetic I've had the privilege of experiencing.

With most interviews I've gone through, the company didn't seem to care about me as a person and merely focused on how fast or efficiently I could whiteboard out a data structure/algorithm question taken out of "Cracking the Coding Interview."

Here, I believe the team genuinely wanted to make sure I was not only a great engineer but also a good fit for Slack's culture and development process.

This was like a fresh breath of air that I had not experienced before with technical interviews, given that the recruiter, hiring manager, and employees interviewing me were all extremely supportive and on-point.

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• March 5th - I applied online
• March 9th - recruiter reached out
• March 15th - initial recruiter call
• March 19th to 25th - 1 week for a take-home project
• March 29th - positive feedback, time to schedule a call with the hiring manager
• April 5th - call with the hiring manager and on-site approved
• April 13th - prep call for an interview with recruiter
• April 17th - interview on-site
• April 18th - offer extended

1 week for a take-home project