HR interview, then Phone interview, then in person, then offer. In person was tedious but was able to answer most questions. Over all a good experience. Just two rounds was great.
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Question 1
Why are you leaving current role? How did you solve a difficult problem
Interviewed with HR, hiring manager, technical panel interview, then nothing. Terrible communication by the recruiter. If this is indicative of how they treat people, run away from this company.
Panel interviewers were looking for buzz word answers rather than having a discussion about design and architectural trade offs. No diversity in the panel - all Indians, as was the hiring manager.
Tech Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Freddie Mac with 3 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 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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