I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Prodea Systems
Interview
Very disorganized interview process. No one in the company including the HR has a clue on what the process should look like. The teams hate each other and have no qualms in showing the hatred. Each person I interviewed with had a very different vision of the company.
I interviewed for more than 9 hours in person and went through a phone screen. Out of these 9 hours less than 2 hours was technical interviews. Everything seemed to go well and they never got back.
A giant waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly boasted about the company and their product. No concrete questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Prodea Systems (Plano, TX) in Aug 2009
Interview
I was already known to several developers and management team members before interviewing. I sat and talked technical details with 4 people and talked with 3 different managers including the CTO. I had two different interview sessions at Prodea's offices. The management at the company is very technical but also has years of people management experience which is a good combination for a technical startup like Prodea.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It's been a long time since my interviews but one question was unexpected, but one I had an answer for already, "Do you think you are intuitive with computers?".