I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Platfora
Interview
phone interview -----
the recruiter first introduced the company and then asked you questions about your back ground, current offers, preferences. When I asked her questions, she was impatient. kind of unpleasant and shrewd, with a tart tone.
I applied online. I interviewed at Platfora in Apr 2016
Interview
Applied online. Scheduled a telephonic interview after completing online Hackerank Coding Challenge which consisted of 3 Data structure questions. I was asked about my background, and one simple question based on arrays. The downside was the phone interview was not on collabedit etc., so i had to talk through the solution over the phone.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Platfora in Feb 2015
Interview
Half a day in the office meeting multiple people for about an hour each. The team is high caliber (at least one PhD and a former college professor) with lots of database internals experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A coding task that can be solved using dynamic programming techniques. An algorithmic question that can be thought through , especially if you have search engine indexing background.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Platfora with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Platfora overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Platfora as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 60%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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