Backend Apprentice applicants have rated the interview process at Fetch with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 30% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Backend Apprentice roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fetch overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fetch as a Backend Apprentice according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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First they send you a take home project. If your project is good enough, you get an interview with an engineer going through your code; be prepared to answer production level questions. They seemed to expect a high level of experience for an apprenticeship position.
If you fail the interview, they'll give real feedback, which is appreciated.
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If you were to use a database here, would SQL or NoSQL be better?
The interview process was highly positive and engaging. I completed a coding challenge beforehand and received an invitation for an interview. Post-interview, they offered constructive feedback, which I found valuable and appreciated.
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Question 1
Before interview you have to do a coding challenge.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Fetch (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Overall it was fine, It was a pretty long being around 5 hours, but it's just because they are expecting a lot out of you not just in terms of Basic software engineering but also database knowledge and system architecture.
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Question 1
They asked me how to develop the system architecture(Servers, databases, CDN, etc) and how to properly implement one in the imaginary company they made up for the question.