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      Senior Software Architect Interview

      7 Sept 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarGurus (Cambridge, MA) in Sept 2019

      Interview

      Colin from CarGurus reached out to me directly a few weeks ago. They move pretty fast there, and within a few days I had a 30 minute screening over the phone. After a few more days, an on-site interview. This consisted of four hour-long sessions, with a total of five interviewers (one was a session with two engineers, one shadowing the other). The first session was a mock technical design session focusing on DevOps topics and questions related to testing and resiliency. The next two sessions were discussions about engineering topics, with a clear interest in personality and interactions with engineering teams as well as other architects - one of these was with two engineers at once on the other side of the table. The last session was with the hiring manager, and was a completely abstract discussion but clearly probing for things like personality, soft skills, and business interactions. They got back to me with an answer very quickly, within two days. While in the end they did not choose to move forward, I found the entire experience very pleasant and informative. Everyone was friendly and quite professional, while still remaining very "real" about things. In particular, Colin is an extremely friendly and personable recruiter who seems to truly care about how things work out for you - even after giving the bad news. Overall, my take on CarGurus as a place to work was also very positive. The office is wonderful, and everyone's stories lined up - it is a collaborative, open, laid back environment. I would highly recommend giving them a shot to any engineer who is interested! Plus the compensation and benefits that were on the table would have been very competitive, had they decided to make an offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give some concrete examples of how you've run into friction with the business, and how you were able (or tried) to resolve them.
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      CarGurus response
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      Thank you so much for sharing your feedback and for taking the time to investigate opportunities here; our goal is for every candidate to walk away with a positive experience, and hopefully with some learnings that will help them land their next great job whether here or elsewhere. We also share your appreciation for Colin. :) Please do stay in touch! Best, Chad Hixon