One technical leetcode style question for the first round. Following that was three rounds of technical questions, one focused on APIs, one was more conversational and focused on past experience, one was a leetcode style question with follow-ups.
After the HR screen you get the the Code Pair interview. These consisted of some engineer who was clearly working on something else, not paying attention to me, or giving any feedback when I vocalized my process toward a solution. At the start, there was even code from the last interview still in the IDE. I started asking questions about if I have to implement all these functions scattered around and he then went and deleted it once he actually looked at the screen. It shows how little effort they give during these interviews. Why not just send an online assessment if the engineer on the "coding pair" is not even paying attention the entire time? Its hard to tell what exactly they are looking for since they don't give you any feedback or even talk to you during the interview.
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Question 1
Convert a string of an expression to do the operations and compute the result.
Fast quick process! The team was very smart but unfortunately didn’t get an offer. The company is still growing so will definitely reapply in the future! Hiring manager was nice as well.
The process included multiple on-site coding interviews and a behavioural round. Interviewers were technically strong, but there were last-minute changes to the schedule which made things feel slightly unstructured. The technical interviews were quite intense and focused on performance under pressure rather than collaborative problem solving.
After the interviews, I received an offer, but follow-up discussions revealed a rigid working culture. Fixed hours, no overtime compensation, and no flexibility for remote work or working abroad were clearly stated. When raising concerns about work-life balance, the response emphasised embracing a “fast-paced and chaotic” environment rather than addressing flexibility.
Overall, while the technical bar is high and compensation is competitive, the culture felt misaligned with a sustainable work-life balance.
