I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Castor in Dec 2023
Interview
Started with HR screening, then a technical take home assessment which was interesting and took a few hours to complete, Then a tech interview with team to discuss solution and other topics, Last was to meet C level and then the offer
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Castor in Nov 2023
Interview
Introduction call with HR -> 1 hour call with Engineering Manager -> Technical assesment -> Technical interview with Platform Team Lead, Senior Platform Engineer and Platform Engineer. The communication was clear and fast enough. HR was very helpful about procedures. The whole procedure took ~3.5 weeks including 1 week of me working on technical assesment.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Castor (Amsterdam) in Nov 2023
Interview
It started with a HR screening and some days after they sent a technical assessment (takes a lot of time and dedication) to share through GitHub/GitLab. Next is meeting the team lead and then the offer.
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Goals
Why leaving current company
Why joining Castor
Senior Platform Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Castor with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Platform Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Castor overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Castor as a Senior Platform Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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