I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Academia.edu (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2019
Interview
I began by speaking with their recruiter Dane who was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the entire application process.
The first step was taking a Multiple Choice quiz on various CS topics and light coding questions. Next was a ~ 1 hr technical coding challenge with two engineers which was a slight twist on a well known problem and included a couple parts of increasing difficulty. I believe this step on the interview process can be done remotely however I was invited to do this on site as a local candidate. After hearing back quickly the results of that coding challenge I was invited to come back on site two days later for a full-day on site.
The on site included a long coding challenge that built off the previous challenge and required me to use an unfamiliar framework to mimic an existing implementation. It was broken up into three 1 hour parts with different engineers(two before lunch and one after). While the problem was interesting and well designed, it was a bit challenging to try and pick up and use a new framework under the pressure while still trying to write clean code and explain my thought process.
There were then two 1 hour white boarding sessions that covered system design / databases and algorithm/data structures without requiring the candidate to write actual code. Lastly, I had a chance to speak with a senior engineer and go out to dinner with a few engineers.
I heard back quickly from the on site and although I didn't receive an offer I was happy with the manner in which the interview process was structured and how I was treated throughout the application process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Academia.edu (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2024
Interview
Was reached via LinkedIn to apply for a full stack software engineer. Recruiter set up a phone call to discuss the role/company. Phone call was about 20 mins long. Where she discussed the engineering teams/current goals. She asked if I have any questions for her. What my strong point is as a developer and if I am open to relocating to San Francisco. Conversation was easy then she said she would share my profile/her notes with the manager and contact me early next week for the next interview/coding challenge.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What would you say is your strong point as a software developer?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Academia.edu
Interview
Asked to work on a real world project live with different pairs coming in every hour to assist. Then typical theory based questions having to do with data structures and runtime knowledge.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Academia.edu in Jul 2021
Interview
Got contacted by a recruiter asking me to take a www.triplebyte.com quiz. The very next day got contacted by the Lead Recruiter saying that I was no longer considered for the position. I asked the reason why a day before somebody else asked me to do a technical quiz, since I felt I was receiving mixed signals. The Lead Recruiter then sent me another email cc'ing the employee that had originally invited me, stating that my profile was not a match. The Lead recruiter stated that
- I didnt have a valid visa (This was not a requirement in the job posting)
- My experience did not align with their tech stack (proficiency in their tech stack was marked as desirable but not required)
Thay say that "it's much more important that you be a fast learner that can pick up new technologies quickly" but this is completely false since they disqualified me for my current tech stack.
Also the lack of internal communication is ASTOUNDING
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical data structure question, hashmap , linked list, etc. Algorithms and Web API fundamentals