I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Clique Studios in Jun 2024
Interview
The internal hiring manager was extremely communicative and answered questions I had about the nature of the upcoming interviews at every step. Not including the initial screening with the hiring manager, there were 3 interviews with an approximately 5 hour code challenge process (the goal of the code challenge was not to finish it, but rather to start a project and make decisions to prioritize certain aspects). My initial interview was with an engineering manager and a staff engineer which covered the baseline questions about the technologies I know and how I would collaborate with others to solve certain problems. It was a nice, conversational way for them to get to know how I might function as a coworker.
After that I completed the code challenge which was reviewed by some members of the engineering team whose feedback was passed on to the CTO. The CTO conducted the second interview. That interview was split into some questions about my work history, some questions about some specific choices I made regarding the code challenge, some more technical questions, and some questions about career aspirations.
The final interview was with one of the Co-Founders. It was another recap of my work history, and then some values questions to determine how I might both fit the values that are already in place, and also add to the values with a unique perspective.
I can't express enough how impressed I was with this interview process. Everyone was kind and thoughtful, they took time to give me feedback even though I didn't get an offer and included specifics from answers I gave and code I wrote to let me know that they truly considered every aspect of my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In your code challenge there is a runtime error. Can you talk about that and how you would fix it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Clique Studios (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2017
Interview
Applied online. Went to office for interview with a senior project manager and one of the founders. Was laid back and conversational. Was then asked to send in a deliverable from a past project I had worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What types of projects have you worked on in the last?
How do you deal with difficult clients?
Why clique?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Clique Studios (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2018
Interview
Initial phone screen followed by in-person interview with a few team members, then coffee with a founder.
While everyone was nice, I was not impressed with the interview process which could be a reflection of the company. Recruiter was hours late for our initial call (it happens), then had to reschedule an in-person interview because the recruiter mixed up the dates (I suppose that happens). After a final coffee interview with a co-founder I did not hear a response. I followed up a week later with the recruiter and founder and 2 weeks later I still have heard nothing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had 10 job offers at this moment, which one would you choose?