I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at New York Times
Interview
Mix of leetcode easy and behavioral problems. Overall negative process. Lots of repeat questions for behavioral, then went dark for 2 weeks after final rounds only to tell me they're moving on. Completely unprepared for remote interviews due to covid19
Not respectful of my time. If you are going to reject a candidate, do it sooner rather than going completely dark.
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