The recruitment process for Senior roles is fundamentally misaligned with the 2-3 hour timeframe they suggest for their take-home assessment. While the task is framed as a short exercise, the requirements demand a full-stack implementation including UI, database migrations, and deployment—all using a bare-bones boilerplate that lacks basic configurations like Jest or Linting. Expecting a candidate to deliver "technical depth" and high test coverage while simultaneously forcing them to spend limited time on basic environment setup is a poor evaluation of seniority. Ultimately, after investing significant unpaid hours into a deployment-ready application, the process concluded with a generic template rejection and no actionable feedback, reflecting a lack of respect for the candidate’s time and professional expertise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The take home assessment is a full-stack challenge where you need to create a "Twitter" like application. They also ask you to deploy it and implement a "show-off" feature, that you can pick from a list that they provide.
Hello and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! We’re sorry to hear that the assessment felt misaligned with the time expectations and that your experience didn’t meet the standard we hope to provide our candidates.
We truly appreciate feedback like yours and have shared it with our hiring team to ensure our process provides a positive experience.
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Other Senior Software Engineer interview reviews for Thinkific
Low stress initial interview followed by a longer interview reviewing experience so far and familiarity with their tech. Fairly good communication throughout. Overall an enjoyable interview experience, relevant technical questions and friendly encouraging interviewers.
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Question 1
What has your experience as a senior software developer looked like?
Thanks so much for taking the time to share this. We’re really glad the process felt low-stress, well-communicated, and that the interviews were friendly and encouraging — that’s exactly what we aim for. We appreciate you taking the time and energy to chat with our team, and wishing you the best for what's next!
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Thinkific (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
Standard HR interview into an interview with the lead.
General questions about your background related to your resume.
General technical questions about the role you're applying to.
Not sure if there's whiteboarding past the second interview. Didn't get a 3rd.
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Question 1
General "how would you solve this problem" questions
