I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Big Nerd Ranch in Jul 2021
Interview
At home code project after 2 initial rounds of interviews.
Interview to go over project after submission.
The project took a couple hours of preparation and a considerable amount of my weekend. BNR promotes an image of 'Kind and Authentic' and once the interview was over sent a generic, boilerplate rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you guard against server complications from too many pings.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Big Nerd Ranch (Atlanta, GA) in Jun 2019
Interview
Recruiter will reach out to get a general understanding of your goals. This will be followed by a code challenge that you are to spend a maximum of 4 hours on. From there the challenge will be reviewed and if you advance, you will have a technical interview centered around discussing your approach to the challenge. From there you will have a soft skills interview with a Director and most likely the VP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview is centered around Consulting Skills and any technical topics pertaining to your history.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Big Nerd Ranch with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Big Nerd Ranch overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Big Nerd Ranch as a Senior Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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