I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at IXL Learning (San Mateo, CA)
Interview
I found the position through LinkedIn, applied, and received an email from a recruiter. Scheduling the phone interview was quick and easy, just a couple emails. When I got the call for the interview, the interviewer sounded uncomfortable which made me uncomfortable. The questions weren't difficult. They mainly focused on data structures like how would you store this type of information for quick access and memory optimization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There's a monthly raffle in a middle school. A winner is picked for each grade. How would you store and then select a random winner each month?
I applied online. I interviewed at IXL Learning in Mar 2026
Interview
Completed the OA and got the follow-up interview.
Follow-up interview was mostly technical with a little bit of personal experience explanation
Interviewer was very polite and was willing to answer any questions I had about the company and the assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working in EdTech at a company like IXL?
I had an in-person technical interview with one of the engineers and was asked a few questions about myself and why I wanted to work at IXL before starting the coding portion.
resume screen, 45 min technical, recruiter call, onsite with 3 technicals.
my first tech screen was really good and i had a really collaborative and chill interviewer, but my onsite was absolutely terrible. they pulled out LC hards and one of them didn't even know the solution to it and was searching things up during the interview. my last interviewer was an engineering lead who wasn't even trying to follow my code. i would explain something and she wouldn't say anything, and then 5 mins later ask me if i considered something when i literally just explained it. it was clear she wasn't even trying to listen.
