The Boring Company interview questions
Updated Mar 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 21%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
148 interviews
The Boring Company interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at The Boring Company as 40.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.06 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and Intern - Hourly rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Technical Sourcer and Operations Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at The Boring Company takes an average of 13 days when considering 135 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Technical Sourcer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Electrical Design Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at The Boring Company according to 135 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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