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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 7, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Arcadia (Bengaluru) in Jun 2023

      Interview

      The interview process include of an initial discussion with the recruiter and then a discussion with the hiring manager where he asked some questions on design patterns and projects discussion. For the second round I got a byteboard link where a system design question was asked and some coding question related to the same design. The question was moderate level . After clearing this round I had the third round where questions were asked on core concepts of java, Garbage collection , bfs , dfs, Rest APIs authentication, design problems etc. After a day I received a feedback call from the HR and he said that I have cleared this round and will have my last round. For 2 days I didn't receive a call so I followed up on the same. After that they said that they have updated the feedback sheet and they said I have not cleared the round so they won't be moving by candidature ahead. The thing is they don't know what they are doing no proper process . Simply waste of time . NEVER proceed for an interview with this organization.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Round 1 - Discussion of design patterns and current Projects Round 2 - Byteboard assignment which need to be completed in 2 hrs. This include one system design problem and some functional implementations for it. Round 3 - System design(write heavy system), core java, garbage collector, Memory profiling, Database sharding and partitioning, spring boot, dfs, bfs, Rest APIS, Cryptography, Multithreading concepts, API authentication
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      Arcadia response
      2y
      People Team Representative: We appreciate the feedback, thank you. We strive to provide the best experience possible for our candidates, but sometimes we fall short. Please know that we do read all of the Glassdoor comments Arcadia receives, and we use that feedback to improve internal team processes and identify any capability gaps that might exist.

      Other Senior Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Arcadia

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 19, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Brooklyn, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Arcadia (Brooklyn, NY) in May 2021

      Interview

      I could tell from the first call's first word that this firm isn't serious. First and only phone screen had an aire of overconfidence backed by tacky business terms which made me flinch and recruitment techniques I've seen over 14y as clearly diffident and off-base. They ran the customary recruitment per the questions list below which show me they've no real role rather they're collecting resumes for top talent anywhere anytime. An Engineering Manager started off with an overconfident brash sell of the employer which is selling consumers prepaid energy credits to off-set carbon futures they buy off another market. She noted they won't test in any particular language but that the work is solely in reactJS. That's a red flag for a role being non-serious or a plain no already. She never clearly defined what they do as an engineering team, but I noted their site ends in a marketing unfriendly manner and she said clearly their firm's revenue is secure. She said next step would be the whiteboarding live video exercise and that she'd give her notes to the hiring manager. She continued saying she knew no Ruby 1y ago and had a year to learn thus they prize what learning ability one has. She also noted they most prize the self-starter. It sort of ended there on an awkward note.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      What do you want in your next role?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Where do you see yourself in 5y?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      What's the reactJS I've done? Is 1y enough?
      1 Answer

      Question 4

      Anything else I should tell the notes to feed the hiring manager?
      1 Answer
      5
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      Arcadia response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing feedback about your interview experience with Arcadia. We take everyone’s feedback seriously and rely on it to continually evolve our recruiting process. As it relates to our work and mission, Arcadia is a technology company revolutionizing the energy industry. We make choosing clean energy easy for everyone, no matter where you live or who your utility provider is. Our platform connects customers to clean energy sources. I want to clarify that Arcadia's business is NOT "selling consumers prepaid energy credits to off-set carbon futures they buy off another market." Arcadia’s technology does the hard work of analyzing, understanding, and managing our customer’s utility accounts for them and saving them money so they can do a lot of good without doing a lot. We also have the nation's largest community solar program, where we connect members to local solar projects where state legislation allows. Our interviewing process follows a structured approach in which Arcadia team members are evaluating if candidates demonstrate the core competencies for the role as well as our core values. We ensure all members of the interviewing team understand the required competencies, technical requirements, and job description. We pass along the same information with our external recruiting partners as well. For this role, we are specifically looking for experienced full-stack software engineers who are as comfortable building and maintaining complex APIs as they are creating highly performant delightful front-end experiences. Regarding your comment that we "won't test in any particular language but that the work is solely in reactJS," I want to clarify that we have a robust test automation framework in place that ensures high coverage of our applications. We test our Ruby code with RSpec and test our front ends with Jest, Enzyme, Puppeteer, and Cypress. You can read more about our engineering team values and strategy here. Thank you again for your feedback. I hope this information clarifies our recruitment process and the mission here at Arcadia.

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