I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY) in Nov 2019
Interview
Fairly straightforward and standard. I applied online and was contacted by the recruiter. The first call was pretty standard recruiter call, why you are looking, tech stack, etc. The second round is technical video interview with software engineers. This round consists of conceptual datastructure and database questions. On-site after this round with managers, product owners other engineers. One coding round and one design based round and other rounds are very focused on values alignment and cultural fit.
Advice to engineers applying, be thorough on your current project and make sure you understand minute details of the project you are working on. Everyone is very friendly and helpful and will help you reach to the solution and do not be afraid to ask questions and be presentable and calm at all times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cannot give the actual questions but String manipulation, arrays; leetcode easy-medium
design question can be literally anything but like i said in the description know your current project and its details. Keep asking questions.
Recruiter who I was already in contact with recommended me to the position. 30 min engineering manager behavioral, 30 min leetcode medium problem, followed by 4 panel interviews. (uncertain of what the panel interviews consist of)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Go in-depth on a project you've worked on (impacts, engineering challenges, etc)
First initial phone screening on google meet with video. The recruiter missed the first call and I was waiting for 15minutes into my lunch break. I emailed the recruiter, they seemed sorry and then we rescheduled. Phone screening was as aspected, tell me about yourself, why NYT, logistics, etc.
15 minute recruiter call (informational, make sure to let them know if there are other roles you're interested in at the company as they could be a recruiter for that role as well), 30 min hiring manager, 30 minute technical