I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Marqeta in Oct 2022
Interview
It was a very long process consisting of several HR interviews, technical interview, architecture interview, a couple of interviews with senior management and a couple of interviews with team managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Marqueta is equal opportunity priding themselves on their inclusive work force - unless you are a strait white middle aged male. After a fairly grueling interview process in which I did quite well I was told I had the job. The last task I performed was to fill out their online demographics form. The next day I was told by the HR person I had been working with that a senior female VP that I had never even spoken to had decided I was 'not a good fit' for the company.
The interview process was well structured. Each and every step was outlined perfectly in the introduction and everything followed a definite timeline. I really appreciate the clarity and the standards they set during the initial stages of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Gave a system design question on rate limiters. Asked to define and structure the rate limiter with certain conditions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Marqeta (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2025
Interview
Recruiter call, followed by a screen share coding round and a Hiring manager interview.( interviewers were really friendly and giving the pointers on the approach ).
Recruiter reached out to schedule 3 more rounds ( 2 behavioural 45 mins each ) and a system design ( screen share - Lucid chart ).
Overall process took 2.5 weeks and the recruiter gives immediate feedback after each round ( without wasting much time). It was a very smooth process.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Questions on distributed systems, system design principles on a whole.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Marqeta in Jun 2024
Interview
I had a job interview with Marqeta, and after talking to the recruiter, I was invited to the next stage, which was an online coding test. I was asked to design an LRU cache, which I did completely and tested as well.
The next day, I received a rejection letter with reasons that were not convincing at all. I felt that the decisions were very subjective and not based on clear principles and rules.
I feel like I wasted my energy and time.
