Process
This was an interview for the role of 'Senior Performance Engineer'. I felt I was probably overqualified for the job; I knew this role inside and out (now, that may be a bad thing).
Here's how it went:
- The interviewer, also the hiring manager, showed up late and apologized briefly.
- He turned off his own video camera while mine was on.
- He spoke for a couple of minutes about the supposed role at Workday, and I proceeded to give an introduction.
He completely skipped my CV, likely having not read it. I'm not sure, then he blabbered some silly questions related to the mean of response times. I wasn't sure what he wanted.
He then presented a hard problem from LeetCode and went completely silent, not a word, no response to anything. I was probably halfway through when 'time was up.' It took me another 45 minutes later to solve it on my own.
I needed to warn about the possibility of running into unscrupulous individuals at Workday. Needless to say, they never got back afterwards.
Questions
Blabbered some questions on software response times.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Workday Senior Performance Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Workday's interview process for their Senior Performance Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Workday's Senior Performance Engineer interview process in United States.
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