I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Clean Power Research (Kirkland, WA) in Aug 2022
Interview
I applied online, then I had a screening phone call. About two weeks later, I had a technical coding question online with a team member. Codebunk was used as the editor for the coding session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Merge two arrays, where one array has additional space to hold the elements of the other.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Clean Power Research (Kirkland, WA) in Aug 2022
Interview
The interview process spanned about four weeks (initial response to application -> offer date). Although, the timeline could have easily been cut in half if I hadn't requested extra study time between interviews. All parties involved were polite, engaging, and disarming.
The sessions break down as follows:
- Initial Interview: HR (~0.5hr)
- Technical Interview: Senior (~1hr)
- Technical Interviews: Mixed Levels (~4hr)
- Final Interviews: Leadership (~2hr)
Technical interviews, although fun, are always a bit nerve-racking. I'm sure the interviewers sensed my tension and responded with efforts to put me at ease. The actual questions weren't necessarily the most difficult, but expect follow-up questions to progressively get more difficult as they explore the depth of your understanding. I never felt like I was being presented a trick question and the interviewers did a great job providing nudges and confirmations. Overall, the sessions ended up feeling like a conversation with an industry expert re: material we are both interested in.
I am glad to see you had a positive experience during your interview process. Candidate experience is very important to us here at Clean Power Research. We have some amazing people here at CPR. Happy to hear you enjoyed working with the team.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Clean Power Research (Kirkland, WA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Like a previous reviewer stated, the process dragged on for many weeks and was your typical programmer interview. The process consisted of 3 phone screens and a 3-hour onsite. The first phone screen was with the VP, mostly reviewing projects off of my resume. The second and third phone screens involved solving a coding question over Codebunk. My phone screens were mostly positive.
The onsite interviews were whiteboard coding and felt very one-sided, and I couldn't get a good feel about the company and how working with them would be. I decided before the interview ended this company was not a good fit culturally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The coding questions were Leetcode medium to hard.