Recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn, had initial chat with recruiter to discuss my background and potential fit, did technical phone screen with senior engineer, met with hiring manager to discuss my past work/projects and some behavioral questions, final loop covered a variety of mostly technical topics as well as some behavioral
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talked about my past work/projects with the HM along with some typical behavioral questions
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Scale
Interview
Process took over a month. Too many rounds, and too many hands in the pot. No way to know what disqualified me as everything was good until final round with a leader who I wouldn't even work with directly and was kind of rude. After a month of giving my time, 2 days later, a rejection. Recruiter stated they'd like to stay in touch and ghosted me. I probably dodged a bullet.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Scale (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2024
Interview
Interview process typically involves resume screening, initial phone screening, multiple rounds of interviews (technical, behavioral), possibly assessments or presentations, and finally an offer or rejection decision. It was not too difficult,
Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Scale with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Scale overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Scale as a Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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