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Ask HN: Who is hiring with pleasant interview processes?

24 points by Sincere 5y ago

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decodebytes 5y ago
I have to say my Red Hat interview was pleasant. There were no coding challenges, personality assessments etc. I just spoke with engineers and once with the hiring manager. They would start off with a simple question of 'what have you been working on recently', to then start to delve deeper, asking more questions 'why did you choose that approach?', but it was also two way, if I had experience in something they were interested in, they would genuinely ask more to learn themselves. There was no poker face play going on. I ended up really enjoying it as it was engineers chatting tech. In hindsight though it was a smart move. The people who interviewed me were bright folks and would have spotted any BS a mile off. Also by making me feel relaxed and letting my guard down, they got to see if I was the right cultural fit for the company.
- rantallion 5y ago
  I won't mention the name of the employer because I couldn't in good faith recommend that anyone work there. However, we would interview in a similar style. We'd open the interview with the same kind of 'what have you been working on' ice breaker to get started and to give the candidate something to refer back to. Then we had a core set of thematic questions to talk around (topics like DB design, API design, OO programming). Nothing was designed to catch anyone out, but it was a great chance to see how much detail a candidate could go into and how comfortable they were in their knowledge. Having sat on both sides of the process, there's nothing I hate more than trick questions and technical tests. It's not representative of how we work, so it shouldn't be how we decide who gets the job either.
michaelsalim 5y ago
What do you consider pleasant? I'd say it really varies between different people.
softwaredoug 5y ago
I interviewed with Shopify 1.5 years ago. It was one of the best interview processes. The recruiter was friendly and attentive and gave feedback readily. I always had a sense where I was in the process. Of course n=1, but it was one of the deciding factors for joining the company.
skentera 5y ago
I work at Entera and I think we have a relatively pleasant process. 1. Screen 2. Submit a code sample 3. 1 hour remote interview with team lead 4. Possible final conversation with Director or Chief level for senior candidates We’ve had good feedback with this process so far and have a great team https://boards.greenhouse.io/entera https://boards.greenhouse.io/entera
feeddaniela 5y ago
Feed Media Group! I'm the recruiter and based on our candidate surveys we've received really positive feedback. Currently hiring for a Senior Full Stack Engineer and a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test). We're a fully remote company within the US, existing at the intersection of music, fitness and technology! Full Stack: https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/ccedd776-f862-45d1-b57f-fdba3065f43a https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/ccedd776-f862-45d1-b57f-fdba... SDET: https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/134f1e6a-c7a5-47db-9476-66bf2166fa6c https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/134f1e6a-c7a5-47db-9476-66bf...

24 points by Sincere 5y ago

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I have to say my Red Hat interview was pleasant. There were no coding challenges, personality assessments etc. I just spoke with engineers and once with the hiring manager. They would start off with a simple question of 'what have you been working on recently', to then start to delve deeper, asking more questions 'why did you choose that approach?', but it was also two way, if I had experience in something they were interested in, they would genuinely ask more to learn themselves. There was no poker face play going on. I ended up really enjoying it as it was engineers chatting tech. In hindsight though it was a smart move. The people who interviewed me were bright folks and would have spotted any BS a mile off. Also by making me feel relaxed and letting my guard down, they got to see if I was the right cultural fit for the company.

rantallion 5y ago
I won't mention the name of the employer because I couldn't in good faith recommend that anyone work there. However, we would interview in a similar style. We'd open the interview with the same kind of 'what have you been working on' ice breaker to get started and to give the candidate something to refer back to. Then we had a core set of thematic questions to talk around (topics like DB design, API design, OO programming). Nothing was designed to catch anyone out, but it was a great chance to see how much detail a candidate could go into and how comfortable they were in their knowledge. Having sat on both sides of the process, there's nothing I hate more than trick questions and technical tests. It's not representative of how we work, so it shouldn't be how we decide who gets the job either.

michaelsalim 5y ago

What do you consider pleasant? I'd say it really varies between different people.

softwaredoug 5y ago

I interviewed with Shopify 1.5 years ago. It was one of the best interview processes. The recruiter was friendly and attentive and gave feedback readily. I always had a sense where I was in the process. Of course n=1, but it was one of the deciding factors for joining the company.

skentera 5y ago

I work at Entera and I think we have a relatively pleasant process. 1. Screen 2. Submit a code sample 3. 1 hour remote interview with team lead 4. Possible final conversation with Director or Chief level for senior candidates We’ve had good feedback with this process so far and have a great team https://boards.greenhouse.io/entera https://boards.greenhouse.io/entera

feeddaniela 5y ago

Feed Media Group! I'm the recruiter and based on our candidate surveys we've received really positive feedback. Currently hiring for a Senior Full Stack Engineer and a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test). We're a fully remote company within the US, existing at the intersection of music, fitness and technology! Full Stack: https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/ccedd776-f862-45d1-b57f-fdba3065f43a https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/ccedd776-f862-45d1-b57f-fdba... SDET: https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/134f1e6a-c7a5-47db-9476-66bf2166fa6c https://jobs.lever.co/FeedMedia/134f1e6a-c7a5-47db-9476-66bf...