- Coding test (no more than one hour).
- Coding test (more like a project really, takes several hours' work).
- Two interviews, one of these with CEO.
Very aggressive line of questioning throughout. Was told they insist on total silence in the office and "if you have a problem with that, we're not the company for you", charming!
The company doesn't seem to know what they're doing, I questioned why they pay over the odds for data that is available for free. They asked me for a salary expectation, I said for 100k I would work 20 hours a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was very surprised to be asked a question about my personal life straight off the bat. Wholly unprofessional.
The application process consisted firstly of a coding assignment that was relatively short followed by a second assignment that was much longer. I had to spend several hours a night working towards this second task (which is more of a short project) for a week on top of my usual work. When I attended the interview it was immediately obvious that they hadn't even looked at what I had submitted. Their decision seems to be entirely down to a 10 minute statistics test which, although not unreasonable, is just stuff you would look up whilst working if you were unsure.
The company itself is in a remote, very run down building and the website seems like a Betfair clone with the selling point of customisable graphs. The staff admitted that you may have to be on call at weekends and that they have no idea when the website will actually launch. They are also very elusive about what salary they are offering, which is always a red flag. In summary there are better alternatives elsewhere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard statistics questions in relation to probabilities and fitting data.