The interview process starts with a HR screen, before proceeding to a first round code screen.
The exercise wasn’t terribly difficult, but you are on a time crunch. My interviewer was nice, but I feel like towards the end they led me down the wrong path. I just really don’t like these live coding interviews where you have to get the question right and you’re tested on “collaboration.” Can you even truly test collaboration, when the interviewer already knows the answer?
In the end I feel like I was close, but stumbled due to anxiety about wanting to make it to the next round. I recommend just relaxing and hopefully you are good at solving problems while someone stares at you and maybe gives not so helpful hints. It’s also telling that probably most of the ppl who here probably got the same question, yet rejected after the first round 🤔 I doubt it is due to true incompetence.
I applied online. I interviewed at Checkr (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2025
Interview
Spoke with recruiter about prior experience and potential alignment with the role. Went over current products of the company, day to day expectations for the role, and logistics. Was then given a link for an online assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code Assessment mimicking potential business logic within the API layer. Code must pass test cases (not all known). Done in hacker rank IDE. Given about one hour to do it.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Checkr (Denver, CO) in Jul 2025
Interview
After applying, a Checkr recruiter reached out with the preliminary name matching code challenge described in detail in other posts. This was followed by a 30-minute recruiter phone screen. There was then a pretty exhaustive set of technical challenges: 1) object oriented design diagram for a new checkr feature 2) an api dev exercise 3) a core refactoring challenge. They were all straightforward and you’re given details for each challenge in advance. The process wrapped up with a conversation with the hiring manager. Overall, the interviews were fair and reflective of actual software engineering work
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name matching code challenge; object oriented design; api development; code refactoring; vibe and behavioral questions