I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bolt in Jun 2026
Interview
HR lady was rather nice.
Tech interview was cringe. Asking the difference between HTTP and HTTPS in the big 2026 should be considered poor taste for a company of Bolt's scale.
The guy seemed like a robot, soulless perfect answers for my questions, no expressions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What happens when you enter URL into a browser. What's the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. What encryption does HTTPS use and why would we need HTTPS.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bolt (Warsaw, Masovia) in May 2026
Interview
My first two technical interviews with the people in Estonia went quite well. However, the API design interview I had afterwards with the person in Poland was the worst interview I have ever had.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bolt in Dec 2025
Interview
Feels a bit that these interviews are conducted just for show and their own friends are anyway prefered and hired without actually going through the process at all. Must be nice way to earn bonuses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some hackerrank task that people who have worked in this industry already years will not have time to do.