I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at SparkPost (Columbia, MD) in Nov 2019
Interview
A recruiter scheduled phone screen and interview and provided details in advance. Very straightforward interview process. The recruiters ask mainly broad questions about tech stacks or IT tools. After phone screening interview, I followed up but the recruiter did not respond. It was really
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I applied online. I interviewed at SparkPost in May 2021
Interview
This was a very long process. It was definitely the longest interview process I've gone through. The interview stages were:
-chat with recruiter
-interview with potential tech manager
-interview with 2 engineers
-take home project (node)
-interview with 3 engineers and a PM
-short chat with VP of engineering
The interviews focused on how you work in a team and your technical knowledge on projects you've worked on. There were no leetcode style questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain a technical concept to a non-technical person
I applied online and received a message for an initial phone screen from an HR coordinator to schedule a phone call. The HR coordinator's availability was not included in the original message so I responded quickly asking her to send along some dates and times she was available to connect, but I didn't hear back for 5 days. We finally scheduled a phone call, but she never showed up. I sent multiple follow-up messages asking to reschedule and proposing alternate times, but I still haven't heard back.
The unprofessionalism shown by SparkPost during this process has been horrendous and I recommend that anyone considering working here to explore other opportunities on this fact along.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I did not have any interview questions because my interviewer never called me.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SparkPost with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SparkPost overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SparkPost as a Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Other: 7%
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