I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Clipboard in Jun 2024
Interview
I applied and minutes later received an invitation to take an online technical assessment via Woven. I completed the assessment and after a day or two received feedback from Woven. For the code review exercise, multiple of the "potential areas for improvement" revealed that the system or person that reviewed my submission was not thorough, as it called out things "top solutions" commented on in the pull request that *I ALSO COMMENTED ON*. For the programming exercise, I did so well that there was only one minor "potential area for improvement" and a second bullet point that stated, "We don't have additional feedback for you on potential improvements because your work accomplished many of the things we check for."
A day later I received a rejection email with the same language posted by another reviewer here, sent by someone in the Phillipines that I've not met/talked to: "Thanks so much for completing the Woven assessment. We regrouped internally with everyone who's gotten a chance to review your submission and after much discussion as a team, we think the role we have right now and the place where our company is right now may not be the best place to set you up to succeed.
We know the test took a bunch of time and we just wanted you to know that we don't take the time you've spent working on it lightly. We've spent sufficient time on our end as well, reading, debating, and regrouping.
Our careers are long, and the startup community is small. I'm sure we'll see each other soon in the tight circles we both run in. If there's anything we can do to help you in your career at any time, please don't hesitate to get in touch."
Seems like a sham.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Review a simple pull request (there is a time limit)
The interview process starts with a 90 minute take-home assignment followed by an initial interview. After that, candidates complete a 3 day Technical Design Document (TDD) assignment and review interview, then finish with a final hiring manager interview.
Both take-home assignments were genuinely fun and interesting problems to work through. After each one, you meet with an engineer to discuss your approach, the decisions you made, and alternative solutions, which made the process feel collaborative rather than adversarial. It was also a great opportunity to talk with people you could potentially be working with.
The final stage focused more on past experience and technical discussions around previous projects and problems I’ve worked on.
Overall, the interview process was well organized, moved fairly quickly, and the team was very supportive throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a project you worked on that you’re proud of?
I applied online. I interviewed at Clipboard in Apr 2026
Interview
Initial screening is all automated. They give you access to a small repo and a simple JavaScript endpoint to complete. Based on those results you proceed to next steps. I was rejected by initial screening, which was odd considering my output was the same they had in acceptance criteria. They also say the output didn’t pass their scripts, but they can’t provide feedback? Why not send the script result output? Either I missed something simple, or there were gaps in their instructions. Either way, would be easy to automate the feedback too if it’s just script output
Simple it starts with an assessment and then if you pass the assessment you get an interview based on assessment and then there is a documentation based assessment and the follow-up interview and then the final round interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your thought process going through the project