The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simply Hired (Mountain View, CA) in Mar 2012
Interview
I talked to them at the career fair. Several weeks later, I had an 1:1 interview with one of the engineers there. The questions weren't hard and I made it to the on-site interview which should supposedly consist of three interviews and one lunch with the staff. The HR was very nice who gave me a ride from calTrain to the company. They just relocated to a new office building which looks very vacant and the office was almost empty. Two senior staff interviewed me. The interviews were limited to around 30-40 minutes. For the first one, the interviewer spent around 15min to 20min talking about his view on the company which didn't seem very positive. Then he gave me a very vague questions which initially I didn't know either was a brain tease or a technical question. We in the end ran out of time. For the second one, the interviewer gave me a technical question and a brain tease. While I was waiting for the third interview, the HR came in saying that they weren't satisfied with my performance and decided to terminate the interview process. I was walked out of the office building five minutes later. I guess who they are looking for are people who can come up with the solutions quickly. But at the same time, I was very disappointed at their attitude towards candidates: if they want you, they greet you; if they don't, they want you out of their office immediately like trash.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
How to find the node where two linked lists are joined?
How to find the start position with an empty tank, provided that you have a number of gas stations with same amount of gas but unknown distance between each other?
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simply Hired
Interview
Had an initial phone interview that was largely technical but relatively easy and then an on-site interview that involved three technical questions that I found pretty hard. They said they'd take one week to get back to me after the on-site interview but it took them a couple weeks. I was unfortunately rejected but not surprised as I was not aware of some of the data structures asked during the on-site interview.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Simply Hired (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
The process starts with a 30-45 technical screen with a member of the engineering team or an Lead. The Engineering lead I spoke to was very friendly and told me about the projects they work on and the team structure. After that your then given a coding exercise. The Eng lead gave me some hints here and there and I was able to solve the problem. I was told I'd hear from the recruiter for next steps.
After that, I was immediately contacted by the recruiter for an onsite interview. In the onsite, I met with 3 engineers and again it was all technical questions. What stood apart for me was that everyone that I met, was personable. I've been on interviews where the engineering team have been rude and even arrogant. It's not the case at Simply Hired.
After the first round, I was called back in for a final round to meet with the VP of Engineering, CEO, and Sr. Director of HR. I was nervous but I was asked basic questions on what I can contribute to the company and why I want to work here. (These interviews I wasn't asked to do any coding exercises.)
After that, I heard from the recruiter that they would like to give me an offer. All in all, the process was faster than most other companies that I interviewed. I really just loved the energy of the Engineering team and the fact that everyone that I met seemed passionate about the work they do. I've been working here for a couple months now and I feel like the work I do here is meangingful!
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simply Hired (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
two phone interviews one after another, I first interviewed with the front end team, then interviewed with the back end team. Each round was about 50 min. We talked about my resume and they asked me technical questions.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Simply Hired with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.6% 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 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Simply Hired overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Simply Hired as a Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 53%
Skills test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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