I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Sprout Social (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2024
Interview
Singlehandedly one of the worst interview process I have ever gone through. A previous review noted pretty much my exact process that I had faced. Recruiters of a company with a worsening reputation and increasingly more volatile reorganizations/layoffs should not act like they're a big tech company--I've had recruiters at big tech companies with way more interviewees take time to respond to me. Sprout Social recruiters do not respond to emails at all, they are extremely unprofessional. I was told that I would know about my offer status a week or two after my interview--it ended up taking over 6 weeks for a rejection. System Design interviewers were two junior engineers that should not have any business of conducting a system design interview, or any interview whatsoever--especially if it ends up becoming more AI targeted. Coding interview was extremely easy and at least had some interested interviewers. Hiring Manager interview seemed alright.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Easy Leetcode Questions, don't even bother with studying.
Easy leetcode questions, overcomplicated system design question for a junior position. The hr interviewer was very nice. Leetcode questions were two of easy difficulty, and one of medium, basic array type questions
The interview process at Sprout was unnecessarily long, with 5 or 6 rounds. It felt exhausting, repetitive, and time-consuming. Could definitely be more efficient. I expected a faster and more streamlined experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the interview questions was an unexpectedly abstract and complex system design scenario, which felt quite unusual and overly advanced for a junior-level position.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sprout Social in Nov 2024
Interview
Extremely unprofessional. Not once would they respond to my emails throughout the interview process. The only emails I got were clearly copied and pasted. The actual interviews weren't bad, the technical round was pretty easy and the people I talked to were nice. The final round also went pretty well and was pretty casual. The recruiters on the other hand were very unprofessional. They told me they'd let me know early the week after my final interview if I got the job. It ended up taking them over a month after my interview to reject me. During this time, I sent numerous follow up emails and got no response.
Associate Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Sprout Social with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sprout Social overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sprout Social as a Associate Software Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 24%
Phone interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 5%
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