I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kantan (Johannesburg) in Aug 2022
Interview
Good experience overall. I used a recruiter who put me in contact with the company.
I interviewed in August - September 2022 remotely. The communication was good overall, aside from leaving me out on one of the interview meeting invites.
There were 2 interviews. The first interview (45 mins) was a screening call with the CTO. The second interview (3 hours) had 3 parts with system design question, technical pairing and culture fit interview with the CEO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview 1: Questions about what I'm working on at the moment and why I'm looking for a new role. What technical books I've read recently, some small technical questions (eg explain the React virtual DOM).
3 part interview:
Part 1: System design - the question was seemingly standard. The interviewer was really friendly and helpful and tried to ease my anxiety as I'd never done this type of interview.
Part 2: Technical pairing - fairly standard as well. Again, the interviewer was very patient and understanding.
Part 3: Culture fit interview with the CEO. The CEO asked me to tell them about myself, about a project I've worked on recently, what would my colleagues say about me and what questions did I have for the company.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kantan (London, England) in Aug 2022
Interview
Good experience.
I went through 5 rounds of interviews in 1 week in August 2022. I appreciated the fast communication and their eagerness to speed up the interview process.
I spoke to the PM, CTO, Designer and CEO. Everyone made me feel welcome and answered my questions in a lot of detail.
There was no take-home assignment which I appreciated.
There was some misunderstanding around permanent employee contracts when working abroad, but the team was forthcoming in finding a compromise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about a product you have worked on
- Favorite product and what would you change about it (2x)
- Tell me about a time you showed emotional intelligence
- Favourite / least fav. part of being a PO
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kantan in Jul 2022
Interview
I applied through a recruiter. The process took just over a week, consisting of 5 rounds of interview across Product, Design and Senior Leadership. Everyone I have spoken with has made me feel comfortable and has been happy to answer any questions about the product/company in detail