I submitted my application through Handshake. I received a technical challenge a couple days later, and was given one week to complete it. After submitting my results, I was told they wouldn't be moving forward with my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Decrypt a version of my resume that contained hidden code, write a server to verify checksums and digital signatures of UDP packets
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Red Balloon Security (New York, NY) in Nov 2019
Interview
I reached out to the company, indicating my interest in a software development position, by searching their careers page. I received a response from a "mystical job-granting robot" which sent me a 2-part coding challenge. I answered both parts of the coding challenge to the best of my abilities and received an email about 1 week later indicating that they would not be moving forward with my candidacy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Part 1 consisted of a Python coding challenge which required one to scrub UDP packets and verify them with a cryptographic hash.
Part 2 consisted of a puzzle which was hidden within the resume that I had initially sent to Red Balloon.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Red Balloon Security
Interview
Two challenges were given. I solved both of them and also responded with changes to their review comments. The puzzles are interesting and challenging. However, their expectations are not clear. Even though I solved the puzzles (and I see that others have experienced the same), they are unwilling to move forward. It’s strange. Also their communication is odd, I was notified by some sort of automated system and that email went straight to spam. A little respect for the candidates, by more humanly notifying them, wouldn’t hurt them, after all significant time is spent by candidates on the puzzles
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Red Balloon Security overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Red Balloon Security as a Software Development Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 67%
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