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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      27 Jul 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Boston, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toast Inc (Boston, MA)

      Interview

      Initial Recruiter screening - as per the industry standards Phone screen - Easy LC (Real fun begins..) 7 round of onsite interviews. Most of the senior interviewers were great. One of the technical interviewer carried a big ego in the interview and was the worst amongst all the interviewers. Finally, he ended up having a big say in the panel and cited un-obvious reasons to fail me. One final observation, for principal engineer level - they had software engineers interviewing the candidate - I wish I flagged this initially and didn't attend the interview but recommend others to not make this mistake. You get interviewed by people either at or above the level you are interviewing for..

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      - Management rounds standards behavioral questions. - Technical rounds with no LC style questions - Design question related to a real world restaurant industry problem
      Answer question
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      Toast Inc response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to interview with us. I am disappointed to hear that this was your experience, as it does not align with our core values. I need to know more about this experience to ensure we avoid situations like this in the future, as we are constantly striving to provide a stellar candidate experience. Please reach out to me directly on LinkedIn to discuss further.- Alex Mimms, Senior Manager, Technical Talent Acquisition

      Other Principal Software Engineer interview reviews for Toast Inc

      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      23 Nov 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Toast Inc in Sept 2022

      Interview

      Applied online, after a few days screening with HR was done then with hiring manager. It went smoothly. Then the technical round was scheduled, they informed me the exercise will be based on restaurant based software usecases.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      To design a system to allow users to be able to do a reservation at a restaurant. They told me you are the CTO and whatever you say will be done., the software needed is MVP.
      1 Answer

      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      13 Aug 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Toast Inc in Jun 2022

      Interview

      HR called and set up initial screen. Hiring manager had made up his mind then. Scheduled 6+ more hours of interviews. Some of the panel members were very professional and personable. Others were uninterested. Overall neutral experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They tell you ahead of time. Signed NDA.
      Answer question

      Principal Developer Interview

      15 Nov 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Toast Inc

      Interview

      HR phone call. Initial screening. Next interview potentially with Product Owner. Then after these two, technical interviews with team members. A long process to be sure. Could stand to trim down so that the hiring effort does not take several weeks.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why here and why now.
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