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Principal Programmer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at SolarCity with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Programmer Analyst roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SolarCity overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SolarCity as a Principal Programmer Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at SolarCity (Las Vegas, NV) in Aug 2015
Interview
Quick effective and painless The recruiter reached out to me and with a week I had already spoken with he two main people and was coming on site the next week to meet team.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at SolarCity (San Mateo, CA) in May 2015
Interview
A screening call from HR, thirty minute phone interview with hiring manager, forty-five minutes via phone with Hiring manager and primary work team mate, and finally a three hour onsite "working session" and meetings with other teammates. High level of contact via email with recruiting co-ordinator or HR team as needed between each stage. At no point did I feel interview stress. Everyone was natural and friendly so it was easy to be myself. No one flinched when I "outed" myself referring to my wife. That is a huge test for me. And they passed with flying colors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked with history files and establishing if the master file is fully populated versus the history?