I applied online. I interviewed at Justworks in Mar 2026
Interview
This company gives a timed exam before even having candidates meet with a recruiter. Unfortunately for them, they will be missing out on excellent candidates with deep experience in favor of good test-takers. If you want to work for a company where the emphasis is on banging out code as quickly as possible as opposed to thoughtful collaboration, Justworks might be a good fit for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A test on Code Signal in a language of your choice.
I applied online. I interviewed at Justworks (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2026
Interview
The process included a take-home assessment that required approximately 90 minutes to complete. I set aside personal commitments to complete the exercise and submitted a working solution, with the majority of tests passing. A few days later, I received an automated rejection email with no feedback. I understand that not every candidate can move forward, especially in a competitive market. However, if a company asks candidates to invest a meaningful amount of time in an assessment, I believe providing at least brief feedback would significantly improve the candidate experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The take-home assessment consists of implementing functions to satisfy a series of automated tests. It is divided into four levels, with each level increasing in complexity and difficulty
Automated coding screener questions were very good, not the usual LeetCode garbage. Was practical and each level built upon the previous. Was one of the worst "Conversational" stage interviews I’ve had the displeasure of being part of though. The interviewer didn’t seem to care about my answers other than when I floundered one and was asked to give another example. There was generally no follow-on questions, or diving into further conversation - it was just rapid fire questions being clearly read from a list. It felt like they just wanted to get through their list of questions as quickly as possible. I was not given an “opportunity to share more about your technical contributions throughout your career” as detailed in the preparation email. Was all behavioral-like questions with some technical trivia. Very different than what was advertised!
3 rounds, standard HR screen, phone screen, on-site. Relatively low difficulty compared to other companies. The On site consisted of coding questions, a system design question, and a behavioral question.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Justworks with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Justworks overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Justworks as a Senior Software Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 7%
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