Backend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Compass with 3.3 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 46.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Backend 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 Compass overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Compass as a Backend Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Drug test: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Compass (New York, NY) in Feb 2019
Interview
I was first put in touch with a recruiter in late December, and the process took roughly 2 months -- primarily as my schedule was in flux, for which they were extremely accommodating. My recruiter (Dani) was an absolute saint throughout the process and very flexible on the interview timeline and the discussion of start date. As far as the interview process, it follows the generic interview format you'll see at most major tech companies. Intro call, tech screen, full-day onsite (algorithms, system design).
Also, the CEO popped his head in and introduced himself during the interview. While this shouldn't be why you accept the offer, it was a strong indication to me that while Compass may not be a software company in the strictest terms, technology and maintaining a strong engineering culture is not an after thought. A week into the job and I'd double down on this sentiment.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Compass (New York, NY) in Sep 2018
Interview
Recruiter find my info on AngelList. Had 2 technical phone screens before interviewing onsite. Onsite was a long day as expected, 5 interviews, 3 of which were coding problems. Everyone was friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LC medium level. Lots of string manipulation (regular expressions are your friend)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Compass (New York, NY)
Interview
1. Phone screen with recruiter
2. Technical phone interview via coderpad
3. Onsite interview
Pretty standard. For the onsite interview, they provided lunch. People were courteous and professional throughout. The recruiter was also very professional and responsive, so the whole interviewing process went smoothly.