The interview process took a long time (2 months), the interviewers at every step didn't seem interested in conducting the interview, and they provided no actionable feedback after failing. I had apparently failed earlier on in the process, but they still graciously let me continue on with the rest of the interviews before sharing feedback that I had failed at an earlier stage.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tremendous in Jun 2023
Interview
After applying online at Tremendous, I was a bit apprehensive because of the mixed reviews about the software engineering interview process here. Nevertheless, the company seemed interesting, so I decided to proceed. The process is exactly as others have described:
- Recruiter call
- Technical screen
- Take-home test with a written assignment
- System design discussion on the assignment
- Two timed tests (interviewers only showed up at the start and end)
- Interview with someone from the exec team
The entire process spanned about three weeks. I received timely updates about the next steps, which kept the process smooth.
In contrast to some of the previous software engineer reviews, I found the process to mimic actual day-to-day work. If you're expecting generic leet-code style interviews, then you're going to have a bad time. In my opinion, they seem to value autonomy and asynchronous communication, and the process works to find a fit for their working style. If you are looking to work at a place like that, you should definitely give Tremendous a shot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Convert a single-tenant system into multi-tenant.
- Fetch data from an external API and add some frontend-specific features
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tremendous
Interview
- Phone screen
- Live coding test
- Take-home test
- Interview with manager
- Two scheduled timed tests
- Interview with executive
Expect many hours dedicated to this process and no feedback from them on why they decided not to move forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Propose system design changes to turn a single-tenant system into a multi-tenant one.