Review: A Highly Inconsistent Process

One of the most inconsistent interview processes to date. I had to constantly reach out to the recruiter for updates; it felt like they weren't even doing their job.

On top of that, the coding interview didn't seem to have been properly reviewed by an interview panel (and if so, that speaks to how disconnected their panel is). The interviewer presented a custom problem involving a very company-specific domain they recently worked on. The description provided was literally several paragraphs long with a vague diagram, and the code provided was at least 200-300 lines long. Are we trying to build a full-blown feature in 45 minutes?

The second system design interview reiterated the same theme of extremely long problem statements. The hiring manager seemed well-spoken but also one of those people who played the game and moved up the corporate ladder too fast. Feedback was contradictory; I was told I had the experience for the level they were looking for but was simultaneously lacking skills they were looking for. If this interview process is any reflection of their company, then it's quite clear why their stock isn't performing.

• Company-specific domain: Use event listeners and predefined functions to update state.
• Design a document search system.
• Design a real-time event streaming system.