I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at New York Times in Feb 2023
Interview
Ghosted me after I passed the Technical over Google Meet. They are very poor at communication. And they are low on compensation compared to other places. The interview was very easy as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Remove all duplicate Strings from a List of Strings. Also asked a lot of Java questions.
Recruiter who I was already in contact with recommended me to the position. 30 min engineering manager behavioral, 30 min leetcode medium problem, followed by 4 panel interviews. (uncertain of what the panel interviews consist of)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Go in-depth on a project you've worked on (impacts, engineering challenges, etc)
First initial phone screening on google meet with video. The recruiter missed the first call and I was waiting for 15minutes into my lunch break. I emailed the recruiter, they seemed sorry and then we rescheduled. Phone screening was as aspected, tell me about yourself, why NYT, logistics, etc.
15 minute recruiter call (informational, make sure to let them know if there are other roles you're interested in at the company as they could be a recruiter for that role as well), 30 min hiring manager, 30 minute technical