I applied online. I interviewed at InsightSquared (Boston, MA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Phone call
Api test
Phone Call
Then I got ghosted, very frustrating considering the API test took a few hours.
They expected caching/dockerization/high performance, ect... Basically every possible optimization is expected in the 4 hour test.
I got the impression that the man interviewing me hasn't coded in a while/ever and the woman was depressed/not engaged in the interview at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I wouldn't consider condescending questions as actual interview questions.
Otherwise very generic, what do various HTTP error codes mean, ect...
The hiring process consisted of the following:
Initial Discussion with Recruiter (30 minutes)
Coding Challenge with Senior Developer (45 minutes)
Group Peer Programming Interview with Senior Developer/Junior Developer/Team Lead (3hours)
Management Interview (30 minutes)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of workplace environment do you work best in?
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at InsightSquared with 5 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 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at InsightSquared as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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