I applied online. I interviewed at Fast Enterprises
Interview
I applied on LinkedIn and received an email about a week later scheduling a phone interview. The phone interview was easy (getting to know you questions with a few technical at the end).
I was contacted by email a few days later to schedule a 3 hour interview. The interview took place over Microsoft Teams (due to COVID) and was split into three major parts.
The first part was HR and relocation based questions. The interviewers then sent me a link to a 30 question logic quiz and gave me 30 min to complete it. The questions were about what you would expect from a company trying to copy google (word unscrambling, pattern solving, find the similar quote etc...). Some of these questions were easy but a few were pretty difficult. I'm not sure if they expected me to be able to answer them all in just 30 minutes.
After I submitted my quiz, a Software Engineer entered the meeting and interviewed me for about 2 hours straight asking me everything from technical to managerial to more HR questions. I was also given the opportunity to ask questions about the job. I was asked to write a couple pseudo code functions about halfway through.
The Software Engineering interviewer ended things by having me solve three difficult logic problems. These caught me off guard since they had even less to do with coding than anything I had been asked to do so far.
After I was finished with the Software Engineering interviewer, the other interviewers did their final round of interview questions and answered any questions I had.
The whole process was tedious and left me exhausted. The second I turned off the meeting, I began to reconsider if I wanted the job after all. Their interview structure seemed to be copying google with the numerous logic questions (which google stopped doing years ago btw).
I personally think that the interviewers would have gotten a much better idea of my skills if they simply asked me more questions related to programming. Besides the two pseudo code questions, I feel like I was barely asked about Computer Science concepts at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone interview:
- What is inheritance?
- How would you explain inheritance to a child?
- Difference between passing argument as value or reference ?
3 hour interview:
- If a cube is made of 1000 smaller cubes, how many cubes are on the surface?
- You have a 4 minute and a 7 minute hourglass, how do you count to 9 minutes exactly?
- If you have 25 horses and can only race 5 at a time, how do you determine the three fastest horses in 7 races (without a stopwatch)?
Pseudo code:
- write a program to determine if a new appointment will overlap with a pre-existing appointment.
- write a program to tally a how many 'a' characters are in a given string.
The HR and managerial questions were pretty standard and focused heavily on relocation.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fast Enterprises (Saint Paul, MN) in May 2026
Interview
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter. The process included an initial screening call followed by a technical interview. I was asked about my previous experience, basic programming concepts, problem-solving, and how I approach coding tasks. The interviewers were professional and explained the next steps clearly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a recent project you worked on and explain your role, the main technical challenges, and how you solved them?
Multilevel, looking to discern your ability to think outside of the box. There was a technical assessment component, and an IQ-like set of questions. You can be called into multiple interviews if you are seen as a potential. Moving is emphasized in the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many socks do you need to pull out of a drawer that has two sets of socks to get a matching pair.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fast Enterprises in Mar 2026
Interview
During the phone call interview, they asked multiple questions about what I was looking for. They also talked about the specific job that I am applying for. It was only about a 10 to 15 minute phone call.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Fast Enterprises with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 48 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fast Enterprises overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fast Enterprises as a Software Engineer according to 48 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 16%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 4%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
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