I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Block (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2012
Interview
The first call with the HR rep was very simple and short. The rep seemed to be disctracted and didn't really care about my background or who I was. I was instantly shot on to the next phase of interviewing with a engr who asked me technical questions off of a form. The engr was very cold and had no interest in the candidate and didn't even ask about my experience or background. The whole process was poorly organized and impersonal.
Inital take home, followed by extension interview, followed by a coding challenge, followed by system design interview.
The whole process took 3 months!
The interviewers are usually really nice and want you to do your best.
The interviewer was nice, and he is friendly and willing to give hint, the question has 2 follow-ups, it was hard to complete in time. The question was not a typical LeetCode
Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. 3 pair programming challenges, a system design review and a prior experience interview. There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To design a hotel booking system. Pick any part (backend, frontend, database, api etc) and deepdive into that, explaining the decisions along the way.
