I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Attivio (Boston, MA) in Feb 2014
Interview
Initial technical screen via phone. Very basic programming questions followed by a coding exercise to be submitted online, and ultimately a powerpoint presentation on a project you've worked on before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some data structures you use? How do they work?
Why doesn't Java allow a class to extend multiple super classes?
What are some concerns around growing collections during the life of an application? How do you increase heap memory?
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Attivio (Boston, MA) in Mar 2013
Interview
2 phone interviews
1 online Java test
Onsite 5 rounds - mostly discussion of related projects and behavioral type. 1 technical Q (mostly Java, could be SQL)
Very friendly HR
Good company with very warm people and great potential to grow.
Solutions Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Attivio with 2.5 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 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solutions Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Attivio overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Attivio as a Solutions Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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