Twitter Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Twitter (Boulder, CO) in November 2019.

Interview

Overall, really positive interview experience.

Had an initial call with the hiring manager, did a great job explaining the "why" of the project and team.

Technical phone interview on HackerRank, pretty typical coding exercise, medium to hard difficulty.

On-site interview had two more coding exercises, one was really challenging and the other was very simple, as well as a system design interview, and then lastly a leadership/behavioral interview. Throughout the interviews, everyone was very friendly and engaged, not combative like some other places I've interviewed. I also had lunch with a few folks not on the interview panel, food and conversation were both great.

Throughout the entire process, from the first call to the offer negotiation, my recruiters were exceptional. I felt valued, informed, and welcomed.

Suggestion: highly recommend reviewing Twitter's existing architecture in prep for the system design, lot of good videos and articles on the web that would through parts of it.

Only negative is that each team's interview process seems different, so YMMV, and my experience doesn't reflect the same as other people I know that have interviewed at Twitter.

Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at Twitter.

Interview

The interview process had four phases. First, I had an initial phone screening with HR. The second step was a phone interview with my eventual Manager. The third step was a series of 30 min interviews with the team, there were four total. And finally there was a presentation to the full team. I presented to an audience of 15 people.

Interview

Applied online, had a phone screen with a recruiter, followed by a phone screen with the hiring manager and then a live SQL coding session. Didn't get past the SQL coding interview, though the process was a positive one overall.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Twitter in May 2020.

Interview

It took about 3 weeks. Very well organized interview process with Twitter - I enjoyed meeting everyone (I met total around 8 people). My recruiter from Twitter was great: helpful and supportive!

Interview

It started with a Recruiter Screen. Then i had a manger phone interview for fit. And then i had a coding phone interview. Failed and didn't move on. Poor experience considering i got offers from Facebook, Google, and others.

Interview

there were three, thirty minute interviews, different members of team-- kind of disorganized, hard to reach recruiters, not systematized

The first interviewer seemed much less prepared than the others

I wish the recruiters were more accessible and that the team was more streamlined and prepared to give me details of the specific role

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Twitter in March 2020.

Interview

This is the second time (out of 2) I've had a negative experience with Twitter. The first being ghosted by recruiter who contacted ME about an opportunity then had the nerve to ask me for a favor on LinkedIn.

Anyway, contacted by recruiter after submitting an application online. Was told the hiring manager was so excited to speak with me after reviewing my app. Spoke with hiring manager, explained my experience, all went well. Had initial phone screen. Complete waste of my time. The interviewer was unprepared (and even said this to me on the call, wasting 7 minutes) with his questions because apparently he was told I was applying for another role, I'm not sure. Anyway, answered ALL THREE of his coding questions, they ran, were efficient, etc. Only to be rejected because I didn't have the experience they were looking for??? How does one speak with the recruiter AND the hiring manager and they still allow you to get to the next stage only to go back and say actually your skills don't match??? Did they not read my resume???

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Twitter (San Francisco, CA) in March 2020.

Interview

The interview was friendly and conversational. Everything went as planned and articulated by email. Things were adequately spelt out. The interviewer was considerate and gave me time to articulate answers. It was a good opportunity to get to know more.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Twitter (Colorado Springs, CO) in March 2020.

Interview

We got through the two first interview phases and then they stopped responding.

The first interview was introductory, they checked the background and process to the next phase, a code challenge to do at home. I delivered the code but never received either a confirmation that they received the code or anything.

Application

The process took 3+ weeks. I interviewed at Twitter.

Interview

Recruiters were seemingly nice, however you could tell they were somewhat on a high horse. Most of them came from no technology background, yet were very judgmental about no straight tech industry experience. They harped on innovation and diverse backgrounds, however you could tell they only wanted someone from a competing tech company. Even though I am someone who has years of technical recruiting experience across different industries and frankly qualified, i felt belittled through 3 phone screens... “ so you don’t have any real tech experience.” I was very excited about this opportunity, but it turns out the company is a mirror image of every other Silicon Valley company as it does not welcome people with different industry knowledge that may actually propel the business forward. Additionally, I received no concrete feedback (although the utter cold tone in my last phone screen was enough) I was sent an email saying I’d be reached out to for other potential opportunities, which I have not.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Twitter (Seattle, WA) in February 2020.

Interview

A phone screen, followed by the option of a take home test or a technical interview. Then a group meet and interview panel. The hiring manager was friendly and accommodating however the HR reps were awful. They did not read emails or treat me as a person but instead sent canned emails asking for previously provided information in the email thread and ignoring any requests for additional information.

The interviewer for the technical interview was clearly not trained in interviewing. He was unable to articulate a question and when pushed on specifics deflected asking for a "solution". It was clear he had a specific answer in mind despite never giving a full problem statement.