I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mercado Libre (Colombiana) in May 2023
Interview
Buen proceso, preguntas muchas cosas teóricas hay que estar bien preparado, y no titubear mucho prepara algunos ejercicios de arquitectura y entiende el porque de las cosas las bases o foundation
Average interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Mercado Libre (Bogotá, Bogota) in Dec 2025
Interview
The process lasted over 2 months and involved 5 interview rounds (Recruiter, Senior Developers, Project Leader, Project Manager, and Technical Leader), plus a technical challenge (basic API). Communication was poor; the process went into an unexplained standby period, and I only received updates after I took the initiative to follow up. Despite the significant time investment and reaching the final stages with leadership, the feedback provided was a generic rejection template. There is a clear lack of transparency regarding the timeline and a disappointing disregard for the candidate's time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical focus: Java and DB query best practices, scalable infrastructure, and a heavy emphasis on observability and metrics.
Hackerrank, fueron 12 preguntas en total. 10 teoricas y 2 ejercicios prácticos. Habia 90 minutos para resolver todo, los ejercicios prácticos me llevaron bastante tiempo por lo que respondí las teoricas con el tiempo justo
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Consultar una api con una consigna que ellos me dieron
0- postularse mediante su pagina al bootcamp
1 - ejercicio a realizar online, (teoria y practica)
2- mini entrevista con rr hh por telefono (preguntas varias)
3- presencial - ejercicio grupal y entrevista tecnica
