I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Twilio
Interview
I was contacted by HR on LinkedIn. I received a test on Hackerrank. It was rather simple. I did it and then never heard back from the HR. No feedback. Nothing.
Having to wait around for feedback is frustrating and not respectful of your time. While the pace of our business can be hectic, we need to respect peoples' time. Thank you for sharing your feedback and we will use it to train our team.
Other Principal Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Twilio
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Twilio (Bengaluru) in Jul 2022
Interview
Total interview process is a mess. They schedule interview with panel members who don't have enough knowledge or experience to assess candidate in the right way.
1. Round1 is a coding round. Very basic DS Algo questions on strings. Some 4-5 lines of code presented and asked above share review feedback. (Rejected for no valid reason and no feedback shared).
2. Round1 again done to screen. Architecture and design questions. Although it appears everything went really good, the result is not expected. (Rejected for no valid reason and no feedback shared. Automated mail received - At this point no feedback would be provided :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Basic string based ds algos using recursion etc.,
2. Architecture/Design/Choice of databases.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Twilio (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2022
Interview
The process was smooth, and feedback was also reasonably soon. In the interest of time, I think a decent working solution should be considered acceptable. The systems design is also subjective
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were programming problems and a Systems Design question
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Twilio (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
1) Initial recruiter intro call
2) Hiring manager interview
3) Coding / Pairing Initial Technical Interview
4) Final interview panel including Coding/Pairing interview, Behavioral interview, and System Design interview
5) Offer
Pre-interview prep material was excellent and accurate. Recruiters were helpful and prompt. Interviewers were friendly and positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical assessments were focused on practical pair-programming exercises and system design. I found this to be a refreshing departure from the typical LeetCode-style algorithm exercises.
