I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Twilio in Nov 2024
Interview
Swift, transparent, fantastic! My recruiter was extremely communicative and responsive throughout the process, which was refreshing given today's talent market... The team seemed very clear on their ideal candidate and asked really thoughtful questions without it feeling stuffy/ overly scripted. Overall a really great experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a difficult conversation at work?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Twilio (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
Typical interview process. 2 phone interviews (1 with recruiter and 1 with hiring manager)
2 onsite interviews (1 with the direct team and 1 with more senior people outside of the team)
Recruiter was pleasant, open and kept me informed at every stage. Hiring manager was arrogant and unreadable. Some of the interviewers seemed to be reading off of a list of questions. It lacked imagination and interest. Others also brought in their laptops and kept typing away. No eye contact and a little awkward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe Twilio and its offerings?
Why do you want to work at Twilio?
Describe your best work?
What type of manager are you?
What is one thing you don't want me to ask you?
Went through 5 rounds only to be ghosted then denied 2 weeks later. Another great company that will waste your time in applying to their role. The team sounded amazing.
I should have paid attention to the reviews -- this process was highly inconsiderate of my time (5+ hours) and I received a form rejection letter (after following up with the recruiter twice), saying that "no feedback can be requested". What a waste of time. Very impersonal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They are a very typical Silicon Valley company. Questions aligned.
