A recruiter reached out to me about a role that turned out not to be a fit. However, the hiring manager suggested a different position with another team. That also turned out not to be a fit, but we agreed to stay in touch.

A couple of weeks later, they reached back out about yet another role. This time, I was invited onsite after the phone screen.

All three phone screens were fairly similar, with questions about my background and experience, what I was looking for, and information about Twilio.

The onsite interview was 4 hours long. It consisted of 30-45 minute interviews, except for the 90-minute coding portion.

There was a mix of algorithmic, database/API design, frontend, and behavioral questions, which felt well coordinated. I also received a schedule of who I would be meeting and the areas they would be focusing on a few days before. Everyone was welcoming and made me feel at ease.

The recruiter kept me updated promptly throughout the whole process. I appreciated that they appeared to care genuinely about finding a role I would be happy in.

Algorithm question

(I was explicitly asked to talk through my thoughts collaboratively with the interviewers before writing code, and then to code my solution on their provided laptop)

Database design question

(Talked through problem/solution collaboratively and drew on whiteboard)