The interview process was well organized and professional from start to finish. The interviewers were friendly, respectful, and created a comfortable environment for discussion. They focused on technical knowledge, problem-solving, real-world engineering experience, team collaboration, and how I approached cross-functional communication and technical decision-making. Communication throughout the process was clear, and the recruiting team kept me informed with timely updates at every stage. Since joining, the onboarding has been well structured, and the engineering team has been welcoming, collaborative, and supportive, making the transition smooth and helping me ramp up quickly. Overall, it was a very positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a challenging project you worked on and explain the technical decisions you made.
(FBG) Interview steps; recruiter round, technical interview, culture interview, manager interview. All were straight forward and whole process took three weeks from initial response. I applied on direct company website. Start date was about 3-4 weeks after getting offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach this set of requirements given by the business team?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Fanatics in Mar 2026
Interview
The process had three main stages:
* Initial recruiter screen to discuss my background, the role, expectations and the overall interview process.
* Live coding challenge focused on rendering an ASCII graph from a set of x/y points and explaining my thought process while coding.
* Final interview loop consisting of three interviews:
* Hiring Manager interview focused on teamwork, ownership, collaboration and how I handled mistakes or conflict in past roles.
* Director interview focused on engineering judgment, balancing pragmatism with quality, changing direction when needed and communicating decisions across teams.
* System design interview focused on designing a platform-style system, with follow-up questions around security, malicious users, regional availability, active-active design and avoiding data duplication.
Overall, the process was well structured and relevant to the role. The interviews were challenging but fair, and the questions were mostly based on real engineering situations rather than abstract trivia.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were along the lines of:
* Tell me about a time you made a mistake and had to restore trust.
* Tell me about a time your solution was not immediately understood or valued.