I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pivotal (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
The process seemed straightforward at first with a recruiter screen, but the technical interview was more difficult than expected and caught me off guard. Didn’t move forward after that. Overall still a fair experience.
2 30 minute technical screeners and an onsite panel. The 30 minutes are very one way, both interviewers were abrupt with ending ontime and left no time for questions. They expect a lengthy presentation for the onsite after that (I declined).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you made an engineering mistake.
virtual interview online and then in person pairing for the day (2 sessions) with lunch in between. after there is an optional opportunity for questions. the pairing section involves 2 people for half a day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement a hash map that grows past it's initial initialization