I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Oura
Interview
The process consisted of 4 parts: an HR interview, a coding exercise, a team lead interview and a interview with the mission lead.
First there was an interview with HR, which was more of a place to ask questions and hear about the company and the hiring process.
After this there was a fairly basic coding exercise. It was related to the work the applicant would do if hired to the role. It was done at home during the applicants own time, and took about 4 hours.
After this there was was an interview with the team leads the applicant would work under if they got hired. It included some more casual questions, as well as some more technical question related to the technologies used in the projects worked on by the related teams.
The final interview was with the mission lead. This interview was pretty casual, didn't include any technical questions.
After this interview, the applicant was contacted about a job offer after less than a week.
Applied and was sent an online assessment. The OA was in typescript only and that was not said in the email before accepting so I was unprepared for the syntax. I believe they were very strict in grading on expertise (which is fair) in the language.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Oura (Helsinki, Southern Finland)
Interview
Oura's communication during the process was exemplary. One of the things I appreciated the most was they kept in touch throughout, letting me know what to expect next and when to expect it.
The process wasn't excessively long: Application, one interview with HR and a technical one. They were fast to answer all questions, and to let me know they wanted to make me an offer. The official offer letter itself took a little bit longer to arrive, but not terribly so.
Overall, I would rate the hiring process highly. It's well planned and executed, and treats applicants with care and humanity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to bring a project to the technical interview, which we discussed in depth; How it worked, why certain decisions were made, could they have been done differently, etc.
I interviewed at Oura (Helsinki, Southern Finland)
Interview
Initial interview with recruiter, system design interview, take home assignment and hiring manager interview. Throughout, communication was clear, expectations were set upfront, and everyone I spoke with was respectful, prepared, and highly professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Introduce yourself
- Talking about the take home assignment.