Upstart

Detection Engineer Interview Experience - France

September 1, 2021

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Process

My best interview so far thanks to Grace!

Here are several steps:

Application via LinkedIn
1st phone screening by the tech lead
2nd phone screen
3rd virtual on-sit: meet the team membership, manager, and related team

Why did Grace do a great job?

Because it was smooth, she made me confident and she really explained to me how will really happen my interviews.

I was really stressed by it as I don't have a lot of experience in American interviews processes. And the previous one was awful and disappointed.

Moreover she did a great follow-up and did not put pressure on me because I was on vacation.

The process took almost two months but it has been partially delayed by my vacation.

Questions

Presentation of yourself and what you have done
Technical discussion about day to day job

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Upstart Detection Engineer role in France.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Upstart's interview process for their Detection Engineer roles in France is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Upstart's Detection Engineer interview process in France.

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