The feedback rounds where fast but the vibe was poor almost as if they didn't want to be there mainly in the peer feedback round, HR and manager rounds where more fruitful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about their core product suite and why is it important for students
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Expatrio (Berlin)
Interview
Das Erstgespräch fand in einem Video-Call mit dem Vorstand statt. Es herrschte eine sehr angenehme Gesprächsatmosphäre auf Augenhöhe. Es gab keine Fangfragen, nur ein ehrliches Abklopfen ob beide Parteien zueinander passen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wie würdest du Situation xy (aktuelle Herausforderung des Unternehmens) lösen, bzw. hast du diese in der Vergangenheit gelöst?
Pretty standard interviewing process.
1 - HR meeting
2 - Manager/Lead meeting
3 - Take home exercise review
The problem comes with the feedback of the 3rd interview. The exercise was a code review exercise in which I took a lot of notes in order to be able to discuss everything. They accused me of using AI tools when I warned in the beginning of the interview that I had taken notes of the code review. I was using my notes to pinpoint issues with the code . Then I solved the pointed issues.
And then came the baffling feedback, with a bunch of clichés like "he needs to get out of his comfort zone" or "needs to improve debugging skills" when even the interviewer didn't know what to ask and pointed out to documentation(?). All in all, besides the lack of preparation from the interviewers, it seems they were looking for excuses for you to fail. Raised me a lot a of red flags.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is functional programming?
What is the difference between SSR and CSR?