I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Afresh Technologies in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter call, hiring manager screen (Nick), take home assignment (role dependent), virtual onsite (engineering manager, technical co-founder / head of product, assignment review with hiring manager and another PM). Take home assignment was a fun prototype, Nick and other PM seemed great. Engineering manager was a bit quiet, short questions, hard to know what he was trying to assess. Technical co-founder / Head of Product (Nathan Fenner) interview was bizarre - talked about how he went to business school three times during the interview, and seemed to have a chip on his shoulder because he has a MechE (not SWE) background. Recruiter (Jolene) was responsive and friendly and gave feedback post-interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had difficulty working with an engineering manager.
First, the recruiter introduced the company and the duty of the position I applied. Then, he let me introduce myself. I took five to six mins to introduce myself. go through my resume, and asked me about project things, and questions: why afresh?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
go through my resume, and asked me about project things, why afresh?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Afresh Technologies (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
The recruiter RESCINDED my offer while the hiring manager was on vacation.
Manager Screen
- Tell me about a project (long term 6+ months ideally)
Virtual Onsite (4 interviews)
- Frontend System Design (project file structure and UI)
- Pair Coding Problem (via code sharing site)
- Behavioral (standard)
- Product and Design Collaboration (conversational)
Offer Letter
- base salary and ISOs (number of shares and strike price)
Offer Rescinded
- reason: not a good culture fit
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a conflict with the PM or Designer