I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Imply
Interview
The entire process was very smooth.
The recruiter reached out to me and we discussed the details of the role, company and my experience over a call. This was followed by an hour long call with the hiring manager and then a virtual onsite interview. The virtual on-site had 5 rounds- 2 coding, 2 system design and 1 behavioral/resume followed by a close out call with the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were based on real-life, practical applications
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Imply (Burlingame, CA) in Sept 2021
Interview
Recruiter reached out. It was followed by an initial phone screen followed by a virtual onsite interview. The phone screen was mostly going over resume and earlier work experience followed by a small coding exercise. The onsite had 5 rounds, 2 coding + 2 system design + 1 host manager followed by a chat with the recruiter. The onsite was followed by a discussion with the VP and now I work here :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard coding questions focussing on data structures and concurrency. System design questions were focussed on general big data questions and some specific use cases
First round was simple cultural with a few technical questions
Second round was a take-home coding challenge
The interviewer was one of the software managers. He seemed rather uptight and snobby. Not very friendly. Culture seems a little off if management takes after this fella.