Etsy Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – I had two phone interviews, then a skype interview. The skype and phone interviews were technical.

Interview Details – Twice now I have submitted all required documents and spent my valuable time writing a job-specific, detailed cover letter all about my personal interest in the Etsy mission to get NO acknowledgement of receipt! Etsy uses an online portal and I don't believe in anyone in HR bothers to check the job submissions. Both times when I checked the status of my submissions, they weren't even opened!!! So unprofessional.

Very disappointing because I thought the company looked like a great place to work with solid values.

Interview Details – I started off with a phone screen from their HR department, which included questions about the company (am I a user, why do I want to work for Etsy, etc.), my transferable skills, etc. After the call with HR I was sent a homework assignment to answer specific questions about certain examples I would see in this position. I then had a phone interview with the hiring manager. He informed me about the position and then asked me questions about my background, why I wanted to work for the company and why I wanted to work in this industry.

Interview Details – I originally sent my resume to Etsy and was replied to by one of their recruiters. I responded to her questions promptly, but she took days to respond to mine. It took a couple of weeks just to get the details of the initial phone interview down. After the phone interview, Etsy told me that they'd like to fly me in for an on-site interview. I agreed and (several days later) I was given the instructions of how I should purchase my plane ticket and how to get reimbursed. Are you kidding me? I have never been asked by any company to front the travel expenses. After telling Etsy I was no longer interested, I was contacted several days later by my would-be supervisor who apologized. I agreed to come to the on-site interview provided Etsy front travel expenses directly.

The onsite interview was somewhat better. It consisted of about 7 different interviews back-to-back, including a more casual interview over lunch. Each interviewer tested different areas of my expertise, like algorithms, data structures, syntactical correctness, and high level design. At the end of the day, I thanked the interviewers and spent the night enjoying Brooklyn. I was contacted a couple days later and told that I would not be receiving an offer. All followups about the decision were promptly ignored by Etsy staff.

Interview Details – Extremely rude, stress coding with statements like "we're code agnostic" yet no answer provided is in the language they want. Also, get ready to stress code algorithms while receiving criticism during the process and forget any small talk.

Reason for Declining – I can only imagine this place a nightmare to work at. Seriously, who treats people this way?

Interview Details – General phone screen, preceded by a request for sample code. Questions like "what is your preferred language"? Describe projects you have worked on.

Interview Details – A pleasant conversation touching on the industry, technical solutions, and data analytics.

Interview Details – During the telephonic interview, I was asked normal questions related to background.. and also I was asked what I can think of to change on the site that will add value

Then I was given an assignment to list 3 experiments (lean startup concept) to add value to Etsy. There was no time limit to complete the assignment, which rang few bells - are they planning to hire even if I respond in 1 month? How urgent is this need?

Well, I spent so many hours to list those experiments, crossing off the ones that won't add value, and finally, I replied with answers within few days of my first interview and it has been almost 2 months, I never heard back. Despite my emails to them asking the status, I get no response.

This is an example of company that is looking for ideas from candidates and not hire them -- so my advice is STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY

Interview Details – Technical phone interview with Etsy
I like the company, but honestly, I highly doubt the interviewer truly know the skill-set and experience a qualified security engineer should have. For a while, I was not sure which position I was interviewed for.
Please ask something related to security when interviewing a security position.