I got a regular HR call then a technical interview with project manager and tech lead. They gave me a table implementing a hierarchy and asked me to clarify requirements and implement them. they were permissions conditions. The task couldn't be explain in a more confusing way with interviewers interrupting me every couple of words, not understanding simple pseudo code explanations. It was so irritating as they wanted something very, very specific asked in a generic way and I was designing the solution in a slightly different way. After some time they gave me a piece of code and an online web IDE with a function to complete. The actual function wasn't difficult at all but conversation with the interviewers was a pain
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked me to analyze some requirements of a function that implement permission check for an operation over a hierarchy of departments, with each department having a parent reference, manager id and department ID.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Wrike (Nicosia, Nicosia) in May 2025
Interview
I submitted my resume via the website in February and received the first response from HR at the end of April. After that the process moved much faster and by mid-May I had completed all interview stages. In my opinion there were too many calls with HR throughout all stages.
1) Initial HR Interview
A short standard introductory call. Nothing particularly special.
2) Technical Interview
I was asked to discuss a solution in detail. There was a hierarchical structure of entities and I needed to implement validation rules between them taking into account edge cases. Then I had to write the minimal amount of code based on our discussion choosing the simplest possible implementation. During this time the interviewers left me alone and muted their microphones and turned off their cameras. After that they reviewed the code and we discussed their feedback. Finally we talked about broader potential issues that could arise from this implementation.
3) Cultural Fit Interview
A very long and to be honest somewhat unclear interview. The questions were mostly about collaboration with colleagues, attitude toward work, and similar topics.
first there's a requirements validation session, then implementation discussion and then finding bugs in given implementation.
afterwards there's a space for "what if" section which allows to dive deeper in domain of troubleshooting possible pitfalls of given implementation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
provide solution for task with departmets structure
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Wrike (Nicosia, Nicosia) in Oct 2024
Interview
Recruiter Call 30mins
Technical interview 2 hours:
The interview process involved vague requirements and a table schema, where you’re expected to explain your understanding. They ask follow-up questions about your interpretation and the algorithmic approach you’d take. However, if your approach doesn’t align exactly with what they have in mind, you don’t proceed to the coding task. There were also questions regarding time complexity based on assumptions. Overall, the process would benefit from being more like a grooming session, where candidates analyze actual business requirements from a real-world scenario, break them down, and identify areas of impact.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a challenging project you worked on.