Mixpanel Interview Questions

During my very first interview, my interviewer opened up by telling me that had raised their Series C and sharing some details, and then asked me to keep it a secret as they hadn't announced the fundraiser yet. The rest of the interview was fine until I reached the technical stage, performed on Coderpad. The interview was delayed once by Mixpanel. During the technical interview, my interviewer silently watched me for the entire interview, and refused to work together in any capacity so I could see what working with my peers at Mixpanel would be like. If the interview would be so uninteractive, why could it not be completed remotely? Unfortunately, my interviewer wasn't open to answering questions, and this seemed like a one-way feedback loop.

Can't say enough positive things about my experience interviewing at Mixpanel. I was reached out to about a position as a Senior Developer. It didn't quite line up with my recent experience in a management role, but I thought, hey why not. I've used the product quite a bit and I think the specific tasks for this role seem interesting. They really put me through the ringer. A hiring manager screen, technical rounds, more soft skill rounds, and even a portfolio review! This last interview is extremely uncommon for any engineering position, but they needed to know that I had many intersecting design and leadership skills--including the ability to present and persuade. It was a perfect fit for me personally, really quite tailored to my background. Which is rare. It sounded like they required the same for other candidates, which I can imagine being a little frustrated about if they didn't have my exact experience and strengths. Anyway, what really helped me shine was the incredibly helpful talent partner, who did absolutely everything in their power to set me up for success. They were honest, transparent, and made themselves fully available to me for any questions I had. They also updated me like clockwork on feedback and status. When I had concerns, they got the VP to talk through it with me directly, who I'm sure is a very busy person. This was also very much appreciated. When interviewing with several opportunities, you really get a full spectrum of professionalism and competence. I can speak with authority when I say that interviewing at Mixpanel has been a highlight for me, despite being quite an intense process.

A conversation with the hiring manager and the recruiter. Would've been followed by a portfolio presentation with a few designers and stakeholders if I had made it that far, and a couple more interviews too.

I didn't get past the first phase which was a mini take-home assessment in which they pose a question from a fake customer asking about why they are seeing a disparity between two calculations on a panel/graph or something. I did not enjoy this because you only know what the assignment is when you click into the link and you're only given 30 minutes to complete it. How would anyone have prior knowledge about this company's product before even having an interview with a real person to know how to answer this question? How would anyone have enough time to research to be able to understand why there's a disparity between results? (I "answered" the question but I felt rushed because I only had 30 minutes) Every other take home I've had while interviewing for a support engineer position has not only given a take-home assignment that allows me to learn about the platform but they have also given me adequate time to be able to do my learning/research. This interview process was definitely not for me.

A 45 min intro call from the recruiter to understand your background, motivations and to give info about the company. It was followed by an hour long coding challenge on data structures

Applied online, chatted with a recruiter, then the hiring manager. I was informed that following an interview with the hiring manager, I would chat with a panel of four individuals (meeting separately), part of which would involve going over a take-home exercise, and then a final interview the VP of marketing.

The whole process took too long. I spent multiple working days going through their interview panel and got rejected in the final round. If you're going to put people through rigorous interviews the people giving the interviews should be on the same page. I feel like the various members of the team were all looking for very different and specific answers. Not sure how they are going to find someone to fit their multiple rubrics. Everything besides being extreme sticklers for interview questions seems great at Mixpanel. Cool product and good benefits.

Timeline: 6/30: Recruiter into 7/15: First TPS 8/5: VO 8/16: Team matching 8/18: Team matching 8/24 and 8/25: Provided two references 9/2: Rejected call from recruiter The hiring process is long and got rejected because I was not “motivated”. When I took some time to figure out references, they thought that was “yellow flag”. When I said I was “overwhelmed” by the hiring process, they expected me to do something. When I did the interview, the interviewer the hardest thing in the company is hiring. If they keep hiring process like this, they will never hire good people.

Mostly common questions eg. experience, work environment traits, teamwork, etc. Some intense moments, but generally the interviewers were cool to speak to. Worst recruiting experience I've ever experienced. Recruiter uninterested, provided information only to contradict themselves later, and argue I was wrong for repeating what they told me. Gave 48 hours to accept/decline. Reluctantly gave a few extra days.

I applied through the job posting on LinkedIn in July 2022 and a recruiter reached to me just a week later for the initial call. The recruiter was very friendly and well informed about the company and the position I applied for. Very transparent about how the company and the team work. Also very clear on the benefit and compensation they are offering.