Typical Series C startup executing on a very convincing strategy. There's a lot to build this year, and the team is growing a lot. Generally high talent density compared to the tier 1 fintech startups out there.
Lots to build with relatively rigid timelines. The company is pushing R&D teams to perform with higher productivity.
Begin with a recruiter chat and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager. Then, we followed with a 2.5-hour real-world coding problem. This interview is not LeetCode style and consists of 1 hour of pair programming and 1 hour of solo progra
Rounds: 1 phone screen, 1 hiring manager + coding, 1 system design. The coding portion is well designed and not LeetCode style. Total time: 5-6 hours. Pretty standard and fair interview process where I felt the time spent interviewing was appropri
Initial recruiter conversation, followed by an onsite interview. On-site involved meeting multiple engineers at Valon. Standard design and behavioral questions were asked. The coding problem was practical and fun, not like the usual LeetCode proces
Begin with a recruiter chat and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager. Then, we followed with a 2.5-hour real-world coding problem. This interview is not LeetCode style and consists of 1 hour of pair programming and 1 hour of solo progra
Rounds: 1 phone screen, 1 hiring manager + coding, 1 system design. The coding portion is well designed and not LeetCode style. Total time: 5-6 hours. Pretty standard and fair interview process where I felt the time spent interviewing was appropri
Initial recruiter conversation, followed by an onsite interview. On-site involved meeting multiple engineers at Valon. Standard design and behavioral questions were asked. The coding problem was practical and fun, not like the usual LeetCode proces