u/BumblebeeAlive1481

Interviewed for a pretty well known startup, full stack SWE position in EU

Passed OA, which was pretty light, simple SQL and React task. Then got invitation to a 1hour technical round which was described vaguely as “technical”.

Turned out this 1 hour round was actually back to back introduction and experience discussion+a bunch of FE related theoretical questions+system design (db design and migration)+sql coding+code snippet review. Funny enough there also should have been behavioral part in the end but even though I was constantly pushed through every of those stages we apparently did not have time for this.

Worth to say I received pretty detailed feedback but I still don’t know what to think about it. Obviously they are trying to save time on those interviews, conducting one instead of 2-4 but is it really a good way to assess candidates? Not to say that if I passed there still would have been two rounds left it doesn’t really benefit you as a candidate. So my sole feeling is slight confusion.

Interviewed for a pretty well known startup, full stack SWE position in EU

Passed OA, which was pretty light, simple SQL and React task. Then got invitation to a 1hour technical round which was described vaguely as “technical”.

Turned out this 1 hour round was actually back to back introduction and experience discussion+a bunch of FE related theoretical questions+system design (db design and migration)+sql coding+code snippet review. Funny enough there also should have been behavioral part in the end but even though I was constantly pushed through every of those stages we apparently did not have time for this.

Worth to say I received pretty detailed feedback but I still don’t know what to think about it. Obviously they are trying to save time on those interviews, conducting one instead of 2-4 but is it really a good way to assess candidates? Not to say that if I passed there still would have been two rounds left it doesn’t really benefit you as a candidate. So my sole feeling is slight confusion.

Interviewing for a FAANG senior full stack SWE, EU.

Got good feedback on phone screen and hm rounds and was invited into the loop consisting of three rounds: coding UI round, system design and behavioral. UI round is virtual and the rest are in-office so I scheduled it first. Not blaming anyone, but it was supposed to be React frontend problem, but there were 4 different JS puzzles instead. Not pure leetcode style but close to it. Heavily bombed (only 2 out of 4 solved in time).

Offline rounds are in two weeks, what are the chances they cancel them in the meantime. It’s a different city and my flight and hotel are already booked by the company but I guess if it’s hard reject it’s easier for them to cancel whole thing at a loss than bringing me in. Anyone been in a similar situation?

Interviewing for a FAANG senior full stack SWE.

Got good feedback on phone screen and hm rounds and was invited into the loop consisting of three rounds: coding UI round, system design and behavioral. UI round is virtual and the rest are in-office so I scheduled it first. Not blaming anyone, but it was supposed to be React frontend problem, but there were 4 different JS puzzles instead. Not pure leetcode style but close to it. Heavily bombed (only 2 out of 4 solved in time).

Offline rounds are in two weeks, what are the chances they cancel them in the meantime. It’s a different city and my flight and hotel are already booked by the company but I guess if it’s hard reject it’s easier for them to cancel whole thing at a loss than bringing me in. Anyone been in a similar situation?