I went to their website and applied.
Software engineering interview experiences don't have to be terrible.
Thread on my best software engineering interview experience.
👇🏼 (Thanks @PaulYacoubian for the idea)
I went to their website and applied.
They had an open field that said "Tell me something we should know about you".
I wrote about how I was a career switcher, had kids, went to school while working full time, etc.
They emailed me back a few days later and sent me a calendly link to schedule my first interview.
Letting the candidate choose a time for an interview is a small detail but is great for reducing candidate stress.
My interviewer mentioned and asked tons of questions about the free-response field I had filled out earlier.
1- Pair programming with one engineer. Pass/Fail to next round
2- Pair programming session with 3 engineers in one day. Pass/Fail to next round
3- Talks with executive folks
4 - Offer
All the people I paired with were friendly and low-ego.
I spoke with ~10 people each time I interviewed, and I could tell that each of them had read my application closely.
They showed a general interest in me!
Contrast this to other interviews I've had where they seemed almost bothered I was there
I never felt in the dark.
They biased towards responding quickly. The whole interview felt well thought out.
The interview closely approximated what a day in the life of working at the company would be like. No algorithm questions.
The talks with the executives went great too. They were transparent about the needs, what they were looking for, growth trajectory, etc.
The offer was for an internship in NYC. I live in Texas. Couldn't miss his birth.
I felt bad but they were very understanding. The recruiter also recently found out they were having a child and he sounded excited for us!
We chatted back and forth for a few weeks over email on babies, software development, etc.
It felt very human and it made a huge impression on me.
I emailed the recruiter and he started the process over for me again. It was mostly the same but just as pleasant.
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