I applied online. I interviewed at Justworks (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2026
Interview
The process included a take-home assessment that required approximately 90 minutes to complete. I set aside personal commitments to complete the exercise and submitted a working solution, with the majority of tests passing. A few days later, I received an automated rejection email with no feedback. I understand that not every candidate can move forward, especially in a competitive market. However, if a company asks candidates to invest a meaningful amount of time in an assessment, I believe providing at least brief feedback would significantly improve the candidate experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The take-home assessment consists of implementing functions to satisfy a series of automated tests. It is divided into four levels, with each level increasing in complexity and difficulty
Automated coding screener questions were very good, not the usual LeetCode garbage. Was practical and each level built upon the previous. Was one of the worst "Conversational" stage interviews I’ve had the displeasure of being part of though. The interviewer didn’t seem to care about my answers other than when I floundered one and was asked to give another example. There was generally no follow-on questions, or diving into further conversation - it was just rapid fire questions being clearly read from a list. It felt like they just wanted to get through their list of questions as quickly as possible. I was not given an “opportunity to share more about your technical contributions throughout your career” as detailed in the preparation email. Was all behavioral-like questions with some technical trivia. Very different than what was advertised!
3 rounds, standard HR screen, phone screen, on-site. Relatively low difficulty compared to other companies. The On site consisted of coding questions, a system design question, and a behavioral question.
