I applied online. I interviewed at Storio group (Amsterdam) in Dec 2025
Interview
I’ve had the most horrible and unprofessional experience in my entire career (10 years) with this company. With people not showing up for the interview. I advise you to NOT apply with this company or use their products. If you applied with several companies; I’d recommend you to focus on other processes.
After passing all rounds I went into the office for the final interview; where there was no one - and I mean no one - expecting me. It turned out that the stakeholders I was supposed to be interviewing with where not in the office - and were not available. Some co-workers started calling around and I made the suggestion to call in.
Fast forward I’m in a meeting room waiting, once both stakeholders got into the call they started firing random difficult questions with minutes to go. It was an intense pressure cooker test with the TV in the meeting room turning dark and me having to manage the interview on my own.
I thought the whole experience was extremely disrespectful to me and my time.
Once out of the interview that day I did receive and apology email - but then for days and days there was nothing communicated to me. In the end they scheduled a “feedback call.” Which is highly unusual practice in recruitment; and suddenly once I was in the call I was being interviewed again in an extremely rude & arrogant manner. I did not sign up for this. It was not communicated to me before hand that there would be a mini interview following. Then another week went by and they sent me an email sent with “how everything was positive,” but on two points I could have tweaked my answer a bit. All in all this company employs people that don’t care and are definitely not the professionals I’d be taking advice from.
You put our craft to absolute shame this is why HR has a bad name in the field. I’m shocked; continue like this with your candidates and I foresee a PR nightmare soon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you share a “negative” experience you’ve had with stakeholders? (All questions often where asked in a negative way.) Stakeholders def need training.
Hello,
Thank you for your candid feedback. The mixup that resulted in the stakeholders not being available on site for the in-person interview means we failed to meet the high standards we set for ourselves. We apologize for that and truly sorry for this bad experience.
Although this was the first time this has happened at Storio, we have made changes to our recruitment and interview scheduling process to ensure that this can’t happen again.
We work hard to ensure every candidate has a smooth experience with us, whether successful or not, and we wish you good luck with your job search.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Storio group (London, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
1st a screening call with a recruiter.
2nd was with two managers to go deeper into the role and skills (technical and soft skills.
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3rd would be with another principal data engineer (technical)
4th would be with director (I think)
They chose not to continue and honestly it was a good call. My skills and preferences didn't align very well with what they were looking for. The reasons they gave were very fair (prefer someone who has more hands on experience, etc.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one situation where you didn't agree with your stakeholder and how did you manage it.
I interviewed at Storio group (Amsterdam) in Feb 2025
Interview
I recently applied for a Chief Architect position advertised by Storio Group. The role requirements aligned perfectly with my background and qualifications - I currently work as a Chief Architect.
It's been two months since I submitted my application, and I've received absolutely no communication from the company. Not even a confirmation email acknowledging that they received my application.
This kind of silent treatment makes me question whether the position was genuinely available or if it was posted as a formality when they already had someone specific in mind for the role.
It's disappointing to see companies post jobs, collect applications from qualified professionals, and then completely ignore them. This practice wastes candidates' time and creates unnecessary frustration in the job market.
Advice to Management: Please implement a more respectful recruitment process. Even a simple automated response would be better than leaving candidates wondering about their application status. Transparency in your hiring process would greatly improve your reputation among potential employees.
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