I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2016
Interview
Interview was 5 steps:
1. English test (10 minutes)
2. Codility test, 3 questions (automated) (90 minutes)
3. Live coding interview, where you have to solve 2 problems in 20 minutes each (40 minutes)
4. Test project, where you have to build a fully functioning web app with an AJAX frontend and a REST backend. (~20 hours)
5. Present test project (1 hour)
United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
No offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Toptal (United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento) in May 2026
Interview
First you apply. you will get a link for a screening interview. (you can edit your interview if the time is not suitable for you.
One screen video call 15min. they arrange the technical interview (you have 48h deadline to start it)
One DSA assesment 1h (3 exercises)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
the easy was the count words in the biggest string
1 HR, 2 leet code, 1 project, 1 project defence
If you fail one of the leet codes you have a chance to re-apply again after a year. It wasn't bad, but its going downhill now. 2022 there weare about 300+ job offerings for my role, now less than 60
After two technical rounds that went over 1.5 hours, in which I was told I was going to move forward I got an email saying that they found someone else.
