Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Whatnot with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Whatnot overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Whatnot as a Software Engineer according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Whatnot in May 2023
Interview
Quite standard. Friendly team. I appreciate the feedback and the attitude of HR department and Software Engineer who interviewed me. Three or four step: - phone screening - 1st technical - 2nd technical - Personal Qualities For technical interview I've got question similar to leet code medium.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't remember exactly: Write a function taking a sorted array of preferences. Return them squared - they should be in order higher to lower.
Very kind, efficient. Everyone was very communicative ands the whole process went smoothly. Very open to schedule as needed for the many rounds to go through. Would recommend trying to apply.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Whatnot (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
It had 4 rounds - Tech screen, Coding, System Design, Product Sense.
They were standard except for product sense round, which was discussion.
The interviewers were kind, and supportive. Overall good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you onboard new customers on our app? think like a PM
The interview process at Whatnot started with a recruiter phone screen to discuss my background and interest in the platform. After that, I had a technical screen focused on algorithmic problem-solving and data structures.