I applied online. I interviewed at Gusto (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2020
Interview
Initial phone call
Take home assignment
6 hours virtual onsite interview with different team members which included:
Architecture Design, Modifications in the home assignment, Questions related to values and Motivations, Data structure and algorithms, Talk with hiring manager
Waste of 6 hours I would say..
If you are well prepared and sure to get selected then go for it, Otherwise no.
They should at least take one technical round and then decide whether to go with next rounds instead of wasting time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Embolden String
2. Software architecture for messaging app
3. Few questions related to Java
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jun 2025
Interview
Initial recruiter phone call followed by technical phone screen. Question was a simple data parsing to extract/aggregate JSON data. Interview was friendly, and wrapped up with closing questions. I received a rejection email a week later, with no details.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given the following JSON data, aggregate statistics based on the request.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto in Mar 2025
Interview
I was surprised by how cumbersome this interview was, several rounds, on top of take home project. It's really rigorous for a company that isn't FAANG level. Honestly a take home and a discussion of a take home is enough technical signal, instead its take home, coding, take home extension live and systems design, plus values and behavioral session. It's a huge time investment for pay and benefits that are not very competitive.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jan 2025
Interview
medium difficulty, or easier if you look up the q+a's before. one interviewer was late, and had the nerve to mark off points for time. so i did not get a job.