Codecademy Software Engineer interview questions

Started out with a recruiter call. It seemed to go well so was moved onto the phone screen. The phone screen went well so we moved onto the onsite. The onsite didn't go well and I didn't get an offer. The whole process was sloppy and not well organized. Felt like I dodged a bullet.

I spoke briefly with an internal recruiter who was not overly enthusiastic. They offered to move me on to the next phase, which was either an outsourced HackerRank type video screen, that would be reviewed by the company, or a take home. I opted for the take home in pursuit of a more personal interview process. The take home is a CodeSandbox React app with a slew of requirements, and "Delighters" (pick 2), that you must complete. The suggested time is 2-3 hours, but anyone with real world knowledge who wants to do a halfway decent job will need more time. The recruiter sent a rejection with no feedback; when asked for feedback, they responded with "code quality" and "please try again in a few years". The overall process was impersonal and vague. Given the time investment of these take home exercises, the lack of transparency and feedback was disheartening. Anyone requesting multiple hours of work should be prepared to respond with well formed feedback; I received no indication that the work had even been reviewed. Given the mission statement for Codecademy as a whole, I was expecting a more open and constructive process.