I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FreeAgent in Oct 2021
Interview
1. Interview with HR: friendly and relaxed.
2. Interview with two staff, with a third shadowing: intense but not intimidating.
3. Coding exercise: zip file with very reasonably-sized challenge that was well explained.
4. Coding exercise review: talking through my code, answering questions about decisions and working through challenges to those decisions. No surprise live coding.
5. Technical interview: based on a diagram they asked me to make of one of my recent builds, again intense but not intimidating. Some general technical questions at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of why's on my coding exercises, as should be expected.
Starts with a screening call followed by a take home test and subsequent code review. The final stage interviews are 2 hour long interviews for technical and team fit and behavioural respectively.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard behavioural questions, looking for examples of how you have approached situations.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at FreeAgent in Sept 2021
Interview
There were several stages:
- An informal chat to check I was applying to an appropriate position
- A tech test to take home
- A technical interview to discuss the tech test
- A people skills interview
- A longer, deep-dive tech interview
Generally speaking, the entire process was clear and well-communicated. I always knew exactly where I stood and what to expect; I worked a lot with Katie, who was very helpful and informative.
I'm not sure if it is standard or if their were exceptional circumstances for my interview, but I will warn that it took over a month; I was lucky to be applying from a secure job already, but I understand others may not have the luxury of being able to wait that long for an answer.