absolutely awful interview process, interviewers were completely uninterested and seemed high during the interview. The technical rounds involve a LC hard + random typescript trivia. The only positive part of this entire process was the recruiter who seems to be the only one with an ounce of professionalism in this organization.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Foodsmart (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
1st round interview with the recruiter. 2nd round phone interview with Engineer. 3rd round onsite ~3-4 hrs with coding challenge, whiteboarding, interview with product manager, VP of engineering. The overall process is great .
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Foodsmart (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2017
Interview
Initial phone screen, followed by an on-site that was broken into parts: critical thinking and communication, programming ability, white-boarding design, product sense, & general Q&A. They need me to bring a computer and do some pair-programming which is related to getting some data from websites.
I spoke with senior engineers and mid-level engineers, all with different focuses and interests on the team. I also spoke with a product manager who asked me a lot of questions about product specs and working with other departments. Finally, I spoke with the VP of Engineer, who talked more in-depth about the structure of the team, how engineering fit into the larger company and his experience as a manager.
Overall, I enjoyed my interview with Zipongo. I ended up declining to work there because another company’s offer seemed more appealing to me personally, but Zipongo felt like a fine place to work at. I really like the culture there. People are super friendly.
They have a secret room which is filled with wines and music instrument, a pingpong table. Seems like the company is super relaxing and people have a great work-life balance. I definitely love the place.
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Question 1
They need me to bring a computer and do some pair-programming which is related to getting some data from websites.