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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      30 May 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Crossover for Work in May 2017

      Interview

      started with a quick quiz with 10 questions on a variety of topics - that was alright. after passing the quiz, you get an assignment which, according to them would be similar to something you would handle day-to-day. time limit was set to 24 hours, but the assignment boasted of needing only 8-10. this was the big snag with that assignment - it was in no shape or form a 10 hour job as it included - functional testing + code reviews + coding two new modules + unit tests for both existing code and your new module + documentation + a video demo. if that was something an engineering manager handles day-to-day, then even the 100k salary they're putting up is way not enough. I put in what I accomplished in 14 hours (4 hours extra then the advertised) - and of course - it wasn't enough. I can understand wanting the 1% - but I would wager that the current testing process would turn off that 1% instead of encouraging them to follow through.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given this hastily coded news publishing site - please perform the following: functional testing + code reviews + coding two new modules + unit tests for both existing code and your new module + documentation + a video demo, in 24 hours.
      Answer question
      2
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      Crossover for Work response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to write us a feedback. We are sorry that our recruitment process did not meet your standards. I understand how frustrating it is to be doing the tests. In Crossover, we administer the tests to be able to filter the applicants who among them is part of the 1%. If there are things that you wish for us to improve on, please feel free to send it to feedback@crossover.com.

      Other Software Engineering Manager interview reviews for Crossover for Work

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      6 Jun 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Crossover for Work (London, England) in Jun 2020

      Interview

      Broken online process for coding questions. Ignores the language that you select at the start as being most comfortable in. The code examples for testing don't actually appear. No way to go back or actually get a reply after reporting faults. One part of the process involves entering a username and password which are both supplied in the same email, so I'm not confident of their competence.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what pattern do these 4 lines of code follow?
      1 Answer

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      27 Jan 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Panamá
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Crossover for Work (Panamá)

      Interview

      It's a very well defined process with several steps. There is a web page showing the status of your application. The process begins by introducing your personal data, then to a screening exam (test), then a written exam. You also need to record yourself speaking in English. At the end, you'll have a interview with the Hiring Advocate and then to the hiring manager. Once you passes all the tests, you get into a "MarketPlace pipeline", where you can get hired by a manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      There are screening exams, written exams, and technical interviews.
      Answer question

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      29 May 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Southampton, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Crossover for Work (Southampton, England) in Apr 2018

      Interview

      The interview medium selected by Crossover was an online conference/presentation tool (Zoom, in detail) that was hosted initially by allegedly an employee from Crossover. A simple Google search revealed that the hostess was someone that possess a profile as an actress in London (First warning sign here). An explanation from someone supposedly holding a similar position is given and a Q&A session is hold. Not many questions or answer about job conditions, benefits, entitled holidays, etc. Some questions about working dynamics, team management, customer facing duties, etc. are usually replied with "depending on the project you work with). Once reaching the online testing phase, which they report to take 2~3 hours, you realise a few things: - It is here that you have to choose the role you are applying for. Yes, you will be appliying for a Software Engineering Manager position, but it is only at this point that you have to choose for the category, in terms of C# (.NET) or SaaS, among others. The category list doesn't make full sense and you have to make the choice without a detailed job spec whatsoever (Second warning sign here). - There are at least two different online test services involved, with a not very intuitive or self-explanatory process. There is an apparent dependency between the testing services that might potentially result in faulty completion of the whole process. Little to null tech support is provided and you can expect the reply to come after the supposedly deadline for completion of tests. - The online tests take way much longer than reported by then, easily extending to 8~10 hours. Expecting a single person to perform a detailed code review of a whole solution consisting of multiple projects, weighting around 1/4th of the whole tech tests within the 2~3hours frame is simply unrealistic. No previous warning about the need of code developing tools is provided. Communication after the online tests is misleading and quite probably simply automated. You may as well get an email stating your pre-selection for an advocate interview and the next one (days later) saying you didn't make the cut at the test. No feedback on the test is provided. Considering most of the questions in the test are multiple choice, certainly some results can be shared. Also, given the time invested in the test, the least you may expect is feedback with some level of detail. I don't recommend investing a whole day of your life in this when it's clear that the company doesn't even bother to put a sensible automatic system in place.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Online tests for tech and personal skills. English level test in place also.
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      6