I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Software Merchant (Wayne, PA) in Jul 2016
Interview
I submitted my resume in the morning, and I got a call at 2pm the same day. Then they asked me to go to their office the next day. After introducing my background a little bit, I was asked to program three mini projects. After I finished the three mini projects, the CEO gave me the offer with 70K per year. It was surprising to me because I just graduated from school and have two months experience on iOS development only. However, they didn't say anything about a specific job details.
Then the main thing is that they need me to sign up for a training program which costs $3000, and I have to pay right away. I told the CEO that I don't have the money to pay for it, and he suggested me to pay some as deposit, then pay the rest month by month. After I told him that I don't have that much money from my credit cards, he asked me to borrow the money from my family or my friends.
At this moment, I still don't know when I will start getting a real job.
While I was in the interview, I found that their senior software developer, who was sitting on the opposite, was dating his girl friend in the office.
I won't say that it is a scam.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Software Merchant in Jul 2020
Interview
The interview process is all about recruiters bullying the candidate. Worst interview experience ever. I was asked to move to the job location without even an offer letter. The positive reviews are likely all fake. Be wary!
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Software Merchant in Mar 2020
Interview
30 minute technical interview. Interviewer left to take a phone call halfway through. 3 questions, 1 was very easy, 2 and 3 were very time intensive. I told the interviewer I could not finish 2 in time, and started 3, but did not produce a workable solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
On a screen, make a square when you click, if there is already a square, move it and keep producing squares until there is no more space on the screen.