I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jobber (Edmonton, AB) in May 2019
Interview
The interview process consisted of different stages. An employee is hired to oversee your process along the way and address any questions you may have.
In the first stage, you are pre-screened on the phone with the assigned employee to get a small idea of your past experiences and personality. The questions are very general and not too hard.
The second stage consisted of two coding exercises in whatever language you preferred. The tasks were presented clearly as to what you needed to do. After you read the tasks you get to inform your contact as to how long you think the tasks will take and if you have any further questions. Once you submit your exercises, they will be evaluated by a current employee. If all goes well you move on to the next stage.
In the third stage you are booked for a 2 hr technical interview where you are asked some generic technical questions. You then go over with a team of employees your implementation of the previous exercises in the second stage. I was paired with a Data Engineer, a Front-End Developer and a Sr. Software Developer. After answering some questions about your implementation, you are given a task to complete on a white board. This is a collaborative task with your assigned team as you work to an answer.
After the technical interview, I then moved on to a 1 hr values interview (Stage 4ish). This is similar to a personality interview and is a check to see if you will be a good fit with the company. You are presented with a pre-recorded scenario and then answer questions about what you heard. After this, you are asked some more general questions.
I found the overall experience pleasant and enjoyable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would other people, such as friends or family, describe you?
Standard HR round, and the first interview was with one manager and one engineer who asked behavioural questions and questions about past experience. I did not pass the interview but had a great experience with all of my interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you had a different opinion to the team? And after speaking up about your opinion, the team still went with the other opinion?
- Cancelled 3rd technical interview 1 hour before as they had filled the position
- Made it through 5th round and expected an offer, but was ghosted for 2 weeks and then sent an AI generated email with unhelpful feedback
I applied online for a Toronto based position. The recruiter chat turned out unexpectedly odd. It began with basic questions and then asked for my opinion on AI based tools for writing code. I presented my honest thoughts and it led to disagreements. If you wish to build product by AI-Copilots only then why even bother to hire sde. They didn't call me for next round as I knew it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resume-based questions and some behavioral as well.