I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Symetra (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2026
Interview
1. 30 minute hiring manager "interview". he went through my resume and asked questions about the bullet points. Probing questions based on my resume. The opportunity to interview came through an 3rd party recruiter. The hiring manager did not provide any feedback to the recruiter for 2 weeks, and he ended up using another agency to hire another candidate. overall, it was a very bad process because this hiring manager failed to provide feedback in a timely manner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how can you handle multi region redundancy with a load balancer?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Symetra in Jun 2025
Interview
3 interviews - product manager, technical with an engineer, and then last interview with both an engineer and senior manager. Interviews all took place within the span of about 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about the technical details of a project you've worked on
It was a simple and straight forward process, the interviewer was fair with her questions. It seems to be a great company that prioritizes diversity. I did not get an offer but will try again when I have more experience
