Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Close with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Close overall takes an average of 23 days.
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Close (Cape Town) in Mar 2023
Interview
The process was really great and to the point. The time between steps was very reasonable and everyone involved was really friendly and informative. Even though I wasn't hired I felt my time was valued.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to build a short link engine, how would you do it.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Close in Apr 2021
Interview
My recruitment proces included two 30-minute online meetings. The first meeting was more of an introductory conversation, while the second one was more technical and included a live coding session.
Approximately a week after the second interview, I received a rejection notice stating that they were unable to provide any feedback on my performance.
According to the information which I received at the beginning of the process, the entire recruitment takes about 3 weeks and consists of take-home project (few hours), another technical call (1.5hrs) and additional general call (1h).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe your technical experience in technology X
There was no intro call. I applied online which required a JS Fiddle to solve. I then had a technical interview with one of the senior engineers, was told if I passed there would be a take home assessment and another technical interview.