Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ecobee as 55.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.56 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Senior Data Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Accountant and Technical Support Representative roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ecobee takes an average of 17 days when considering 9 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Data Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 29 days).
Application with resume and linkedin - interview stage then - didn't get past this stage and wasn't advised on further steps. Wouldn't be able to provide anything further besides initial steps.
Interview questions [1]
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Asked overal questions about experience, ways of handling situations and just an overview of personality.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ecobee (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2025
Interview
Started with 30 30-minute HR screen, then there was a 1-hour technical interview with the hiring manager (mostly past experiences, challenges in past projects etc), and then the final round was a 2-hour game design question with stages with a technical panel, I was told to expect STAR behavioural questions, but the never occured. The gentlemen I talked to were very nice. Followed up a week later, and got ghosted. Would have been nice to get closure, or feedback
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a difficulty or challenge in a particular project they found on my resume
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ecobee (Red Deer, AB)
Interview
The hiring manager was really nice. There was in initial 15 minute phone call and she gave me really good tips for the actual interview meeting. Overall, I also did not have to go through many interview processes. Just the phone call and virtual interview.
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Question 1
They asked me how I can walk a customer through a process of setting up a product.