The interview process was fairly straightforward. Recruiter screen, "offsite" session (execution/product sense), than a virtual "onsite" session (execution/product sense/leadership/tech-depth).
I missed the mark on one of my sessions, and they demand perfection... so it wasn't unexpected when I didn't get an offer.
I will say that the team feels very overwhelmed and tired. I wouldn't doubt if I was a second or third candidate that the team interviewed that day. They seemed very cold, not very personable. One of the interviewers didn't even turn his camera on.
Generally, these types of interviews are somewhat conversational, but it was pretty much me talking the entire time, trying to answer their questions/prompts (and also attempting to make them smile.)
Either way, the company feels a bit overly stressful -- I understand the grinding culture and the benefits therein, but it feels like "grinding and work ethic" are excuses for a culture/company that hasn't figured out how to manage a multi-thousand employee-base.
You get all the cons of a big company and all the cons of a startup at the same time.
Nonetheless, the company will do well in the medium/long-term and any employee that sticks around will reap the benefits greatly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
*How would you teach a 6 year old what a prime number is?
* How would you measure success of Netflix home screen?
They kept rescheduling the interview date. Got rescheduled around 3 different times, just for the first round interview. And then a few minutes before the last rescheduled interview, they canceled it and said the role got filled.
Online assessment is easy to pass.
Then there’s a HR screening, followed by a hiring manager interview.
Didn’t manage to schedule an interview with the interviewer without clear explanation. Heard that there is AI interview but I’m not sure.
overall good, asked one product design question and several questions for my resume, heard back in 3 weeks. The interviewer is nice and the recruiter is helpful during the process.
