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Close.io | REMOTE WANTED: - Full Stack Python/JS Engineers who sweat Product Details - Senior UI/Design Frontend Engineer WHO ARE WE: At Close.io we’re bui

Close.io | REMOTE WANTED: - Full Stack Python/JS Engineers who sweat Product Details - Senior UI/Design Frontend Engineer WHO ARE WE: At Close.io we’re building the sales communication platform of the future. We’ve built a next-generation CRM that eliminates manual data entry and helps sales teams close more deals. We are hiring product-focused engineers to help us unify the world's sales calls and emails into one beautiful workflow. https://close.io https://close.io http://jobs.close.io http://jobs.close.io or reach out to me at phil@close.io

ITriedThis 10y ago
Several months ago I tried their hiring process for a position not listed here. Hopefully this can help guide anyone interested in applying. You can have an idea of what to expect. Basic timeline: Day 0 - Saw advertisement on Who is Hiring thread Day 2 - Applied via an application form that asked me for some personal information and to complete two tasks. I had to send a POST request containing some specified information and write a bash script to process some data. Day 12 - Saw HN frontpage ad for same position and decided to send the same application materials again. Day 16 - Response from a human who explained they were working on other roles for the last 15 days and now they were finally ready to look at applications for the role I applied to. Asked if I would take a 60 minute HackerRank assessment. I agreed to try it. Day 17 - HackerRank assessment available for 2 weeks. Message explaining a 2-3 week timeline from that point until possible offer. Steps listed included: 1) HR assessment 2) phone call 3) take home project 4) 2 technical phone calls 5) background & reference check, meet team 6) offer Day 25 - I completed the HackerRank assessment. Day 31 - Response that the position had been filled but they were interested in speaking with me for future openings. Overall it seems pretty typical. I was a bit surprised by how many screening tasks they had. Two just to submit the application, an online timed test, and a take home project seems like quite a lot. No further contact since then, although I haven't been following closely enough to see if they ever posted the same or similar positions again.
- philfreo 10y ago
  Thanks for commenting. Sounds like you applied for our DevOps role, which we had a flood of really great candidates for and hired 2 people in that timeframe quickly. We have been refining & trying to streamline our interview process, but our #1 priority is to make sure we find a really strong fit (both technically and culturally) since our team is still small and we're looking for all-stars :)

ITriedThis 10y ago

Several months ago I tried their hiring process for a position not listed here. Hopefully this can help guide anyone interested in applying. You can have an idea of what to expect. Basic timeline: Day 0 - Saw advertisement on Who is Hiring thread Day 2 - Applied via an application form that asked me for some personal information and to complete two tasks. I had to send a POST request containing some specified information and write a bash script to process some data. Day 12 - Saw HN frontpage ad for same position and decided to send the same application materials again. Day 16 - Response from a human who explained they were working on other roles for the last 15 days and now they were finally ready to look at applications for the role I applied to. Asked if I would take a 60 minute HackerRank assessment. I agreed to try it. Day 17 - HackerRank assessment available for 2 weeks. Message explaining a 2-3 week timeline from that point until possible offer. Steps listed included: 1) HR assessment 2) phone call 3) take home project 4) 2 technical phone calls 5) background & reference check, meet team 6) offer Day 25 - I completed the HackerRank assessment. Day 31 - Response that the position had been filled but they were interested in speaking with me for future openings. Overall it seems pretty typical. I was a bit surprised by how many screening tasks they had. Two just to submit the application, an online timed test, and a take home project seems like quite a lot. No further contact since then, although I haven't been following closely enough to see if they ever posted the same or similar positions again.

philfreo 10y ago
Thanks for commenting. Sounds like you applied for our DevOps role, which we had a flood of really great candidates for and hired 2 people in that timeframe quickly. We have been refining & trying to streamline our interview process, but our #1 priority is to make sure we find a really strong fit (both technically and culturally) since our team is still small and we're looking for all-stars :)