I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Hard to describe. Very chaotic. Almost no Product Managers on my interview loop. Most of them were right out of school and didn't seem to know how to interview well. At least not for PM. The recruiter was very nice.
If you are over 30, then don't bother with this place. More than 50% of the company has been there for less than a year. While the CEO claims to value diversity, age/experience is clearly not something he values. Or, the company is growing too fast that they can't maintain the original culture.
Lots of young, underqualified, inexperienced interviewers who don't seem to want anyone more qualified than them around. Might block their rise. So, clearly, politics has taken hold of Slack.
One interviewer was overtly discourteous in the interview. Highly unusual behavior in my experience. This individual was right out of college and hasn't received much in the way of coaching.
Overall, pretty negative impression. Slack seemed to be the anti-bro unicorn in town. This might be true, if you are young enough to get hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through how you'd convince an engineer to do X?
What is the most important metric for Slack and why?
What feature would you improve?
Relatively good interview process - but took way to long to respond even after many rounds of interviews. Went through an initial HR interview, then another stakeholder interview with a sr PM, and then another with a group PM.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General style that asked about experience working with developers.
Efficient and informative interview process. Grateful for the opportunity to interview and enjoyed the process as they answered all my questions and addressed all comments and concerns I had about the position.
The interview process was fairly efficient- I spoke to a recruiter then a member of the Product Team. They gave me an overview of the job description and the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some ideas you have for monetizing more Slack features?
