I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Block (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2013
Interview
I did a series of Skype screen calls remotely, and then was brought onsite for a full day of interviews. The process was fun, based on the fact that you can write code on an actual computer, and run it. At the end of the day I got the chance to have a more informal conversation with one of the managers and learn more about the company and possible roles. I received an offer a few days later.
Inital take home, followed by extension interview, followed by a coding challenge, followed by system design interview.
The whole process took 3 months!
The interviewers are usually really nice and want you to do your best.
The interviewer was nice, and he is friendly and willing to give hint, the question has 2 follow-ups, it was hard to complete in time. The question was not a typical LeetCode
Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. 3 pair programming challenges, a system design review and a prior experience interview. There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To design a hotel booking system. Pick any part (backend, frontend, database, api etc) and deepdive into that, explaining the decisions along the way.
