I applied online. I interviewed at Smoothstack in May 2020
Interview
I was first screened by a recruiter. They gave a virtual group presentation to go over how Smoothstack worked and what you were signing up for. If you were still interested, they gave a brief technical interview and then a coding challenge.
The coding challenge was 5 questions and included one debugging question (e.g. make this code work with as few changes as possible) and 2 shell scripting questions. The shell questions ended up being fairly easy but if you are not familiar with shell I'd definitely spend some time doing tutorials before starting the challenge.
Overall it was more difficult than other interviews I had from similar companies for similar roles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between asynchronous and synchronous encryption.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Smoothstack in Oct 2025
Interview
OA -> 15 minute recruiter screening -> 30 minute behavioral and technical interview demoing a personal project. Be familiar with OOP, databases, and a language of your choice. The process was fairly quick (1-2 weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OOP, language trivia, behavioral questions, project demo.
1. OA of 7 questions, sql involved 2. 15 min webinar describing the process 3. 15-30minute behavioral call asking about your experience 4. Technical interview where you additionally showcase a project you worked on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is polymorphism?
2. Describe a time where you helped a team member without them asking.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Smoothstack in Jan 2024
Interview
They have a very streamlined process, flowing from an easy HackerRank challenge to a fairly easy behavioral interview, to a decently easy technical interview. Because of their training process, they're not particularly picky,
