Backend Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
A recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn and scheduled a phone interview with a technical manager. The phone interview went fine, with the manager talking about their backend stack and asking about my experience.
Next, I took an online coding assessment, which I seemingly passed with flying colors according to the test cases provided. About a week later, I got an email which stated they would not be moving forward in the process.
I was kind of shocked, so I emailed them back and asked if they had any feedback, but never got a response. A general waste of time, I would not recommend responding to recruiter inquiries.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Wealthfront Backend Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Wealthfront's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Wealthfront's Backend Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
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