I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Jan 2024
Interview
I applied online at the beginning of the year. The recruiter returned to me pretty quickly, we had a chat after which I was given a take-home tech assignment. In a week after I had submitted it, I was told that they had closed all the positions and might be hiring again in 6 months and would reach out to me. That was pretty discouraging as I felt like I'd spent my time in vain. To my surprise after 6 months they did return to me with the proposition to continue the interview where we'd left off. I still had interest in the company so I agreed to carry on. I had a technical session around my experience and the assignment (which luckily I still had) and another team interview with more generic discussions. No crazy questions, no live coding - just a nice talk with experienced engineers without going to deep into details. Good experience overall without too much stress.
Having completed all the rounds I received an offer. Unfortunately, the salary proposed was a bit lower than the range we had discussed earlier. I agreed eventually as I had interest in the domain and invested much time in the process. Don't regret it so far:)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach the problem of extracting a piece of logic from a monolith to a microservice?
Thank you for your feedback and sharing your experience. We consciously try to provide a great candidate experience through an efficient interview process. We're glad to read that despite the unfortunate situation you were still motivated to join Sympower and will take your feedback onboard to improve. Welcome to the Sympower Crew!
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I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Dec 2024
Interview
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower (Amsterdam) in Sept 2024
Interview
Very much ok, medium difficulty. Could be faster from their side.
Screening call with the recruiter then the assignment and two rounds of interviews. No deadlines but keep the timeline within reason.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sympower in Feb 2024
Interview
Interview took around four weeks since application.
1. Screening by recruiter.
2. Test task
3. Test task discussion with team lead and an engineer
4. Behavioral/experience interview with two engineers
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! It's great to read about your good experience with our recruitment process and the assignment. And of course with a positive outcome, welcome to the Sympower Crew!