I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Blip (Portugal) (Porto, Oporto) in Dec 2023
Interview
The interview at Blip is known for being quite technical and challenging, especially for software engineering roles. From what you said, it seems they put a lot of emphasis on design patterns, particularly singletons, which makes sense since Blip deals with high-performance and scalable systems.
The interview process typically involves several stages:
Initial Screening – A chat with HR to get to know the candidate and assess motivation.
Technical Challenge – This could be an online coding test or an exercise to solve an algorithmic or architectural problem.
Technical Interview – This is where they ask about data structures, design patterns (like singleton), system architecture, concurrency, and best practices.
Cultural Fit Interview – To evaluate if the candidate aligns with the company’s values and way of working.
They really value clean code, design patterns, and scalability, which explains their obsession with singletons!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A: They asked me about the pros and cons of using the Singleton pattern in a multithreaded environment.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Blip (Portugal) (Porto, Oporto) in Nov 2022
Interview
1 phone call to set up meetings and explain 1 hour with members of the team asking questions 30 mins with managers, more on soft skills side Final call to explain the offer and benefits, it was more than I expected but I ended up declining since they only give 2 days for you to decide
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I had problems with previous teammates and how I handled it/ how I would handle it
Associate Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Blip (Portugal) with 3 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 51.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Software Developer roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Blip (Portugal) overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Blip (Portugal) as a Associate Software Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
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