I applied online. I interviewed at Ashby in Feb 2026
Interview
Talked with recruiter, then did an HM screen with 2 managers where they asked about a previous project I built + tradeoffs, etc. Then the TPS, which was absurd - they ask you to add a feature in their convoluted codebase through screen share. With 20 minutes left to go in the allotted time (plenty of time to finish?) the interviewer, one of the HMs in the HM screen, cut me off saying I don't think we'll have time to finish. Rejected on the spot. I wonder, do the engineers they hire code through each other on Zoom? Joke of a company...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a project you built. What were the considerations and tradeoffs? What would you have done differently?
Extremely convoluted interview process. Initial hiring screen, then EM call, then pairing exercise with devs, then system design and behavioural, and then what seemed to be an additional call with a senior leader? The recruiter was transparent about it, to be fair. But I wouldn't have proceeded if asked to, the company is operating Meta level interview processes for a product that is barely seen in the wild.
As if the red flags from the interview process weren't enough already. The recruiter explained to me that they don't have teams, just lone wolves, working on projects on their own. I think you can imagine what state the codebase will be in. A company in this state, and of this size, cannot warrant a process like this.
I was rejected after the hiring screen for not having enough experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What product impact has the project you had worked on?
I applied online. I interviewed at Ashby in Mar 2026
Interview
I think overall it's pretty good. They give you as much information as possible during the interview process so you know what to expect. Everyone was pretty nice and i enjoyed the experience.
I got rejected at the technical assessment stage. They act as a pair programmer and will implement the code based on your instructions. My number one tip is: DO NOT try and understand the codebase, they want implementation; focus on excution not understanding. Go bottom up and dont go too far up the component chain.
I wanted to understand how the code works from a hollistic perspective but that's not what they're looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Our current report allows the title field to be matched on substring. Can you add the ability to do an exact match.
So when filtering a string we want to see a dropdown box that has "contains" and "exactMatch" on it.