Overall, it was a very straightforward process. They asked about my background and interests, while also presenting the opportunity details and challenges. The feedback was sent on the next day and even though it was a negative, it was nice to hear from them so quickly
2 Technical interviews followed by a "Getting to know you" interview. I passed both technical tests which were tough but doable. Then read the reviews online about how the company wanted to work you 50-60 hours a week etc. Some of what those reviews said matched up with things said in my previous interviews with the company (e.g. asking me about time I had been worked under extreme pressure in previous jobs and how I felt about those periods) so during the getting to know you interview (which consisted of quite easy questions on previous experience) when asked for my own questions, I asked the interviewer what they thought of the reviews. They instantly got super defensive and frosty and the interview ended shortly thereafter, followed by a swift rejection email. My question served its purpose in my mind as the manner in which they handled criticism turned out to be very poor and indicated this was not a company I wanted to work for
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Technical Python coding challenge and previous experience
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en Kalepa (New York, NY)
Entrevista
The process was tech screen + meeting with CEO. I nailed the technical and got feedback that the engineer was impressed.
Then I met with CEO. He immediately seemed dissatisfied and hostile. Asked me what companies I worked for and what companies I'm applying to. Based on my answer he told me I don't have the "work 60 hours a day" mindset which he requires and said I won't be joining them. Thank god and good riddance!
CEO seems very aggressive and controlling. And from what I heard from other employees currently at the company he hasn't changed at all in the last couple of years. I see their job postings are still up, even after few years have passed. The salaries used to be competitive, now it's average at best. I guess they have a problem with scaling their team with that mindset. I can't imagine why.