Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at NBCUniversal with 2.9 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 62.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NBCUniversal overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NBCUniversal as a Senior Software Engineer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
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Initial call with HR, followed by a 45-minute video call with the director. The director was very professional and I thought I might have finally found a good place to work.
Next, he wanted me to talk to another director. He was a lot less professional and didn't have a lot to say. He did say he wanted me to do a take-home coding challenge, which was fine. This was supposed to be the last step and then they would give their decision.
The challenge was basically rebuilding the system I would be working on there. I felt it was way over the top for a coding challenge but I completed it in 9-10 hours, working on my own time for free.
A few days later the internal recruiter said we would have more calls, one with another director, one with a senior VP, and finally the VP of HR. Then they would give their decision. I started to realize that they have problems making decisions at this point.
The next day I got a cryptic email from HR saying that scheduling had been "halted" and she was going out of the office but would send details when she got back. Unsure what this meant, I emailed again asking if that meant it would be rescheduled sometime later and got no answer.
A week passed and I emailed her again and copied the original director on it. A few days later I got a reply and she said that the team really liked me but had decided to "hold for right now and would let me know if that changed".
Yet another unclear email from her so I replied asking if that was a rejection or if the position was on hold or there was a hiring freeze. No reply.
I've been doing this work for a very long time and this was, by far, the most unprofessional experience I've had during an interview. The fact that they couldn't just give a straight answer bothers me. Not to mention that they didn't have any respect for my time and effort.
I also wasn't thanked or compensated for the 9-10 hours I spent working on their crazy coding challenge.
Avoid these people.
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Question 1
We talked about my background and experience. Surface-level questions on how I would do this, how I handled that. Nothing very difficult.
Did a short phone interview with a recruiter. We talked about the technology stack used at the company and position details, They asked general screening questions like tech experience, salary range, location, etc.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NBCUniversal (Austin, TX)
Interview
Pretty straightforward, and seems like a nice place to work. The offer did not go through since they decided to go with a contractor they had previously hired. 1st conversation with recruiter, then hiring manager, then technical lead.
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Question 1
Technical conversations in 2 stages and coding challenge
Interview process was quite short for a software engineering interview. Interview process was a pre screen, system design, verbal technical, and a behavioral interview. System design interview was the most difficult.