I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Block (Kitchener, ON) in Feb 2019
Interview
It began with a phone interview, followed by a technical interview using Coderpad while on the phone with one of their senior software engineers. They were very flexible for interview times. The technical interview was very tough, and I got a working code, but not all a way through the entire question. Overall, a useful process to get me prepared for my future interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In any language, design a server that creates, retrieves, and updates messages.
Inital take home, followed by extension interview, followed by a coding challenge, followed by system design interview.
The whole process took 3 months!
The interviewers are usually really nice and want you to do your best.
The interviewer was nice, and he is friendly and willing to give hint, the question has 2 follow-ups, it was hard to complete in time. The question was not a typical LeetCode
Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. 3 pair programming challenges, a system design review and a prior experience interview. There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To design a hotel booking system. Pick any part (backend, frontend, database, api etc) and deepdive into that, explaining the decisions along the way.
