I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zeeto (San Diego, CA) in Dec 2015
Interview
Zeeto's internal recruiter contacted me from LinkedIn and setup a phone interview with a couple people. After that you're asked to complete a coding practical. It's actually quite complex and you're expected to spend 5-6 hours of your free time working on it. Once that is done you're brought in on site to meet with several team members for about a 2.5 hour interview. Questions were not difficult and I answered most fairly easily. After a few days I was informed that my salary demands were too high. My salary requirement was known from the very first conversation.
My personal thoughts: In retrospect I should have bailed out of this process at the mention of a 5 hour coding practical. I typically refuse these and move on to the next opportunity. However, I was very unhappy at my current job and made an exception in this case. Zeeto is a startup and it seems like they're after younger developers who they can pay less. The only positive was that they use their own employees for recruitment and my contact was very professional, nice and responsive. However, overall this was one of the more frustrating interview processes I've ever been through. I very much regret the Saturday I lost working on their coding practical and will never agree to a coding practical ever again unless I am financially compensated.
Zeeto seems like a great place to work. I was treated professionally by everyone I met with. However, I feel the interview process is unfair and beyond reasonable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What could you have done to improve your coding practical if you had more time?
Thank you for your response and honest feedback. We are constantly reviewing our process and making changes when necessary. Coding projects most likely won't be going away as we feel this is the best way for someone to showcase their skills, however, we will continue to work at offering transparent communication on what to expect.
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