I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Smartsheet (New York, NY)
Interview
Applied online. Recruiter contacted for interview request. Gave a sales pitch like overview of the company, read it from a script.
Virtual interview format.
1 hour initial virtual tech screen. This was actually the hardest technical interview. Very vague/convoluted question prompt. Had to ask for clarification in relation to the feature. Coding and design question all packed in one.
Somehow I made it to the final round.
These where 3 technical, 2 behavioral.
All very easy problems.
Lots of questions on past work experience.
Nice people. Thought everything was fine, 90% of offer.
Not sure if recruiter submitted me for the right position. Maybe was too senior for this position, since all problems seemed easy, besides the 1st interview.
No offer, and no feedback. Said everyone enjoyed the interview, but I wasn't the perfect fit. Really? Like anyone is perfect for any position. Standard boilerplate rejection template BS to avoid lawsuits :-D
Avoid this 6 hour nonsense. Or roll the dice to see if you're a perfect fit. Next time make sure to ask how they pick from 3 equally qualified candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
easy level leetcode questions. but medium screening question, not really leetcode style
Difficult but it went well. there weren't as many technical questions as i was expecting, but it was clear the technical questions asked were relevant to the specific role i applied for.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Smartsheet in Feb 2024
Interview
Recruiter told me the interview would be:
10 min intro
40 min 1 - 2 coding problems
10 min wrap up. I ask questions.
When I got onto the video call with the interviewer she did not give the overview "this is how this will go." After brief introductions she asked me a values based question. I had no idea if there was a coding question next and how much time we are supposed to leave for it. Then we got to the coding problem.
Informal interview which would have been followed by 3 short interviews then finally a culture fit interview. I don't know much besides this as i didn't get past the first stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It seemed like it was the interviewers first or second interview. A few questions about my experiences and then a very very basic coderpad which I solved after providing a couple of potential solutions. The interviewer asked me the complexity of the algorithm and he didn't really seem to understand complexity analysis which made the whole thing a bit awkward