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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at Quantcast
Posted May 20, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 (took 1+ week)
I have given onsite interviews at Google and Facebook, and the interview at quantcast was a real challenge. Hardest questions I have faced so far in my job hunting process.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Quantcast
Posted May 14, 2012 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 (took 2 weeks)
The interview process started out great for me but quickly detoriated. Originally, I applied for the software engineer position, and after the regular phone screen + code exercise, I was asked to come onsite (took a full day - 7 hours or so). The onsite was very difficult - a lot of algorithm-heavy problems to solve: expect graphing problems, recursion problems, map-reduce problems, etc.
After the onsite, the recruiter let me know that I didn't make the cut for the software engineer position, but they liked me for the Scrum Lead position. She told me that I wouldn't have to go through the entire loop again (and definitely not another onsite) and probably just another few phone screens. A few days later, I talked with the VP of Engineering, and he said I had to go through the entire onsite loop again. At this point, I still liked the actual company and what they were trying to do and their culture a lot, so I did the second loop. I was specifically told that this would be the last step and I'd know a decision by the end of the second onsite.
The second onsite went relatively well (or so I thought), and then the recruiter got back to me saying that I had to do another *two* phone screens afterwards just to "make sure" that I was still a good fit. At this point, I had to decline the next step, since I was already running out of time on my other (really good) offers.
Bottom Line: After 5 rounds of interviews, they still could not make a decision on whether or not I was a good fit for a position that *they* reached out to me about the second position. Another concerning point was that the Scrum Lead position had different roles and responsibilities depending who I talked to and when I talked to them, so it seems that they haven't fully figured out the position themselves. Quantcast has some great products and ideas being engineered and a really nice culture, but they definitely have some issues to work out in terms of the recruiting process and decision making.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Web Engineer at Quantcast
Posted Apr 17, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 (took a day)
The HR is not professional. She asked me some questions she doesn't even know what she was asking. And I believe she was really tired because she yawned more than 20 times during the interview. It is very rude. After the background check and unprofessional interview, there is no reply from them. It is one of the worst interview I've had.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing at Quantcast
Posted Feb 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 days)
They called me for a phone interview, the questions were pretty standard (background, skills, etc.). Unfortunately were looking for someone with more data analysis experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Recruiting Coordinator at Quantcast
Posted Nov 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
I initially applied for a different job but was under qualified. Luckily the recruiter reached out to me
(with in a day) and opened my eyes to a new opportunity that better fit my experience and qualifications. I first did a 20 minutes phone screen; the recruiter was extremely easily to talk to and very informative about the company and position. During that phone call I was asked to come in for a first round interview. This lasted about 3 hours and I met with everyone on the recruiting team including the director. I was asked competency and behavioral questions. Later that day I was asked to come back for the final round. I again met with the recruiting team and the HR generalist. This round lasted 3 hours also but I really got a feel for the culture and even had lunch with the recruiting manager. A couple of days later I was given an offer! Overall I had a really positive interview experience. The entire process took about a week.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Quantcast
Posted Jul 25, 2011 — 1 of 3 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
Pretty good experience. But I thought the coding question was too tough for the kind of company and the kind of work they do. They are not the only ones doing that work and moreover their technologies are not specialized too. Half way through I thought it was not worth it, so I submitted the incomplete question (too bad on my lazy bum part)
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Modeling Engineer at Quantcast
Posted May 11, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2+ weeks)
1. phone interview with the HR recruiter,
2. second phone interview with the hiring director, on-site interview,
3. timed take-home programming test
4. full day on-site interview
Intelligent people, tough questions yet you are given opportunity to present yourself fully. The culture is great, interactive, helpful people, nice open office setup.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Account Executive at Quantcast
Posted Apr 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
Got an email from the Recruiter for a Phone Interview, the time scheduling was pretty flexible. The Recruiter was great, very personable and easy to talk to. The Phone Interview consisted of talking about my employee background and each position I've held and currently at. Also spoke about the job requirements and summary and what I think I could bring to the table.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at Quantcast
Posted Dec 19, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
Smart people with high expectations. Could tell many members of the team often had conflict resolution issues. They seem to be hiring someone who could help solve their conflicts. Interesting technology.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Software Engineer at Quantcast
Posted Mar 11, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
This was an initial phone screen to discuss what Quantcast was all about and what my personal interests were. There were some basic conceptual questions and questions about my previous work experience. They were going to setup a follow-up technical phone screen with me but later emailed me with one of those auto-generated emails saying that after considering other candidates, they didn't think I was suitable for the position they were trying to fill. A little shocking to me since they hadn't even gone through the technical phone screen with me, and they were the ones who contacted me via LinkedIn after seeing my resume. Strange.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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