I applied through other source. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Forward in Jul 2023
Interview
Just one call. It was supposed to be with the recruiter but a Software Engineer joined with the most convoluted questions. Why forward? I answer, but why though? but why? What are your life goals? Why do you exist? Why do you want to live? Why forward? Waste of time
Great! Focused system design + average leetcode questions. Behavioral interview was very nice and straightforward. Systems design interview include building a scribe tool for doctors to use. Was more a paired session with the interviewer.
It was pretty normal as far as interviews in tech go for entry level engineers. It felt like they were spending more time selling me on their product than on questioning me. Some standard Leetcode style question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about the minimum travel distance on a keyboard grid.
Medium difficulty. Interviewed before the company abruptly shut down. Like the team, did not get many specifics about the business, particularly regarding the care pods. It was a few phone screens and then onsite.