I applied online. I interviewed at Notion Labs in Jun 2025
Interview
Disappointing Experience Despite a Smooth Interview Process
I recently interviewed with Notion Labs and, unfortunately, had a disappointing experience despite what initially felt like a well-structured and engaging process.
I felt that all the rounds went well. The interviewers were professional and gave positive signals throughout. However, after investing significant time and effort, I was completely ghosted. No feedback. Just silence. I was reached out by their head recruiter confirming that other candidates were in the pipeline and a decision will be made by the end of the week but it has been over a month now without a word from them
For a company that values thoughtful product design, this lack of communication post-interview was surprising and disappointing. Even a short rejection note or feedback would have been respectful and appreciated.
Advice to Notion Labs:
Please consider improving your candidate experience by providing timely updates or closure. It reflects poorly on your employer brand to leave candidates hanging after multiple rounds of interviews.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
The first round was a screening interview with a fairly straightforward coding question. The focus was more on code quality, adherence to SOLID principles.
Found online through linkedin , applied without referral. Received a recruiter call and online assessment. Recruiter asked about logistics and was very understanding and kind. Highly recommend Notion Labs, super friendly interview process and great company
standard interview process. phone screen -> technical screen -> onsite with standard rounds (technical, system design, values). Interview questions are more practical - not leetcode style. Though they can require data structure and algorithms knowledge so always good to keep those fresh
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me something you appreciate and something you think you're missing in your current role.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Notion Labs
Interview
Tech Screen working on a practical problem
Virtual onsites after passing tech screen
- Coding similar to tech screen but more complex
- AI enabled coding
- System design
- Talks with managers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design: Designing a user facing application end-to-end
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Notion Labs with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Notion Labs overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Notion Labs as a Software Engineer according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 35%
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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