I applied online. I interviewed at Forward in Nov 2023
Interview
Initial 30-minute interview with an engineer asking behavioral questions. The interview also covered a few questions/general overviews about your past role(s). A large portion of the questions were about the company itself and your understanding of it. There are still few rounds ahead that I haven't finished tho.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Forward?
Tell me about your recent role and challenges.
Great! Focused system design + average leetcode questions. Behavioral interview was very nice and straightforward. Systems design interview include building a scribe tool for doctors to use. Was more a paired session with the interviewer.
It was pretty normal as far as interviews in tech go for entry level engineers. It felt like they were spending more time selling me on their product than on questioning me. Some standard Leetcode style question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about the minimum travel distance on a keyboard grid.
Medium difficulty. Interviewed before the company abruptly shut down. Like the team, did not get many specifics about the business, particularly regarding the care pods. It was a few phone screens and then onsite.