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      Java Software Engineer Interview

      8 Feb 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Jan 2024

      Interview

      First, I had a conversation where we discussed my background and work experience. Then, they sent me a link to review some code. The code was really poor. They also asked me to create my own version of the code and send it back. It was a simple task, so I completed it quickly and sent it later same day. They mentioned they would provide feedback after the weekend. One week after my submission, I received an email stating they would not be continuing with the interview process. They also included some comments on both the code I reviewed and the code I wrote. For the code I reviewed, it seems they had a specific expectation for how feedback should be given. Their comments focused solely on the format of my feedback, rather than its accuracy or completeness. As for the code I wrote, they provided comments, but some were inaccurate. Additionally, they expected me to add functionality based on assumptions I was expected to make and none of that were not mentioned in the task description. The only comment I cannot argue was regarding a log message that I forgot to update. I would not recommend them to anyone, and my suggestion to them is to actively work on improving their interview process and the individuals involved in it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Code review and JSON parsing task
      Answer question
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      Sympower response
      2y
      Thank you for sharing your thoughts and providing feedback on your interview experience with Sympower. We apologize for the less-than-satisfactory experience you had with our technical assignment stage. We have spent a lot of time creating an assignment that gives us a good insight into your technical skills while ensuring it does not take too much of your time. Our recruitment team is always available to discuss the feedback in more detail so please reach out if you would like to discuss it further. We do appreciate the time you took with the first interview and assignment and we wish you the best of luck in your career endeavors!

      Other Java Software Engineer interview reviews for Sympower

      Java Developer Interview

      14 Dec 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Nov 2023

      Interview

      The hiring process lasted a month and included three steps: a chat with HR, and a home assessment task, followed by a dialogue with the team lead. Unfortunately, the experience was not positive. The information conveyed by HR about the recruitment steps was misleading. The assessment was asked to be completed before an actual conversation with the team lead, so in case there is no connection you just waste your time on some very trivial and annoying task with JSON parsing. The interaction with the team lead was unexpectedly confusing. She appeared to adopt a passive role throughout the interview, drawing unconventional inferences from my statements and attempting to extend these to completely unrelated topics, which was puzzling, especially considering having an education in CS. In the end, I got feedback through HR that contained absolutely the opposite of my words which confirmed my impression that the team leader heard what she wanted to hear not what you said. I would like to recommend first talking with the team members before you spend any time on the company and carefully revising everything that you said and their conclusions from your words.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      JSON parsing task and experience
      Answer question
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      Sympower response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and provide feedback on your interview experience with Sympower. We are sorry that you had a less than positive experience. Our recruitment team is available to discuss the feedback in more detail. We would like to stress that feedback is an essential aspect of our growth and we are committed to reviewing and refining our procedures to ensure a positive experience for future candidates. We wish you the best of luck in your career endeavors!

      Java Software Engineer Interview

      25 Mar 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Mar 2021

      Interview

      3 coding exercises: 2 code reviews + 1 Then interview about supposedly motivation to join the company but it is more of a political opinion check on ecology dogmas. Also the Tech Lead interviewing me had serious problems explaining the architecture, which is an alarm for such a small company. He kept repeating `technical debt` so that gives you an idea of how bad must be to work there. If you are a good engineer, you are not a lazy ecology activist and you don't want to waste time, just skip this company for good. They probably do outings to protest on G7 summits.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What do you think about climate change?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What happens when you enter a website in the browser?
      1 Answer
      5
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      Sympower response
      5y
      Thank you for your feedback, it is very helpful. Although we are constantly improving our processes and infrastructure in all areas as we continue to scale and grow, we are still very passionate about our mission to enable the transition to a fully renewable energy system. And, truth be told, we really enjoy working with people who relate to this mission and share our passion :) On that note, we try to make an impact by proactively working together with governmental institutions to help share their energy policies to include more renewable energy and achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

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