I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Nextdoor (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me via recruiting platform. Spoke with recruiter and was informed there would be 2 phone screens. First question was very confusingly worded and the engineer himself seemed like he was confused. After a few minutes discussing I was able to come up with a basic implementation. Second interview involved an engineer that was extremely rude and wanted the solution to be his way and no other way. I was trying to explain that there would be another way to approach the problem but he insisted that his way was the only way to implement the solution.
phone call into coding screen
coding screen -> full loop but decided to stop after passing the coding screen
next is the typical 4-5 hr interview day with coding, system design, behavioral, etc
standard 3 rounds of LC style coding, 1 system design, 1 behavior round. Passed all rounds but no matching team, no offer. Don't think they have a candidate pool that will keep you for a while. So make sure you have the team aligned before doing the interview; otherwise do not waste your time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LC style question, medium to hard with a couple of follow-ups.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nextdoor
Interview
I began by speaking with the recruiter to understand the role and expectations. After that, I completed two technical coding screens. I then participated in a five-person panel interview, which included the hiring manager and involved additional coding exercises as well as a deeper discussion of system and architectural design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The coding questions are straightforward and don’t include any tricks. Nextdoor keeps the problems closely aligned with their actual products, making them feel like realistic tasks you might handle as an employee.