I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IXL Learning (Stanford, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
On campus interview with director of engr, just to gauge I can actually program, think, and identify good style.
Moved onto full day of onsite interviews. HR and everyone were very accommodating and friendly; I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch with some of the engineers (Michelin-recommended Thai food and down-to-earth people!) and the atmosphere at every interview.
Spoke to the CTO over the phone a week later due to an emergency meeting on his end; brief behavioral, slightly technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical coding question: binary search on rotated sorted array.
Decomp question: evaluate a math expression with variables, +, * operators.
Independent complex coding question: recursive backtracking to choose a subset of items given constraints and requirements.
I applied online. I interviewed at IXL Learning in Mar 2026
Interview
Completed the OA and got the follow-up interview.
Follow-up interview was mostly technical with a little bit of personal experience explanation
Interviewer was very polite and was willing to answer any questions I had about the company and the assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working in EdTech at a company like IXL?
I had an in-person technical interview with one of the engineers and was asked a few questions about myself and why I wanted to work at IXL before starting the coding portion.
resume screen, 45 min technical, recruiter call, onsite with 3 technicals.
my first tech screen was really good and i had a really collaborative and chill interviewer, but my onsite was absolutely terrible. they pulled out LC hards and one of them didn't even know the solution to it and was searching things up during the interview. my last interviewer was an engineering lead who wasn't even trying to follow my code. i would explain something and she wouldn't say anything, and then 5 mins later ask me if i considered something when i literally just explained it. it was clear she wasn't even trying to listen.
