I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Monsoon (Portland, OR) in May 2014
Interview
There were 3 stages to the interview process: a phone interview, an in-person technical interview, and another in-person behavioral/cultural fit interview. The phone interview was fairly cursory... an opportunity for them to ensure that they weren't wasting their time in bringing me in for face-to-face conversation. The technical interview was conducted in 3 sections, each by different members of the team. The first phase was an overview of data structures and algorithmic complexity, the second was an object-oriented design exercise, and the final part was a pair-programming exercise. The cultural fit interview was also a 3-part process, wherein I met with folks from other departments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The phone interview was primarily a baseline-level technical interview, with basic questions about OOP, algorithms, and other programming concepts. It was conducted using a shared online workspace. The technical interview was primarily focused on data structures and complexity, pair programming, and object-oriented design
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Monsoon (Portland, OR)
Interview
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Multi-round interviews consisting of a phone screen, initial interview, and second interview. While engineers are asked to solve a couple problems demonstrating object-oriented familiarity and pair programming, this company hires almost entirely for team fit, and it usually works well - the team fit is good.
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Question 1
Describe and design a Monopoly game based on object-oriented programming concepts.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Monsoon (Portland, OR) in Jan 2011
Interview
Good specific technical tests as well as general background and logic questions. Spent time with wide range of team -- good to figure out "fit" Met with HR (phone screen) then hiring manager, then his boss. Also interviewed / met QA head and another engineer before offer.
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Asked detailed questions re background and past coding experience (Ruby on Rails). Gave me a test case on functionality build.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Monsoon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.8% 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 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Monsoon overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Monsoon as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 21%
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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