I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Navdy (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
I applied online then followed with a brief phone interview, then I got a coding test which required to finish in swift. I spent a few hours on the weekend and submit it.Then I got a Skype interview with one of the iOS engineers and also did coding in swift.
After the Skype interview I was invited to the head office In SF for an onsite interview. I gave half an hour presentation and was interviewed by three people.
Overall, the interview was not difficult, but I felt not being respected at all.
I was told my interview with the last person, who is a VP, was cancelled because he had a phone call. I was told I would get feedback in 48 hrs, I ended up waiting for one week. They told me I didn't get the position because I don't have enough experience in swift.
WTF??? There is not a single question that I need to answer in swift in the onsite interview. I did both my coding test and skype interview coding in swift. If I'm not qualified, don't waste my time for the onsite interview.
I used my one day PTO and drove 4 hours to the head office. When I asked if I can get reimbursement of the mileages and parking, they made me feel like I'm begging for the money. I stopped talking to them after that.
With my experience, it was the worst company I've ever interviewed with.
Hello and thank you for your feedback. Simply put, we are very sorry to have made you feel disrespected in any way—that is never our intention. Our goal is to provide all candidates with a speedy and transparent interview process and it sounds like we missed the mark by a long shot. That said, please direct any further feedback to alisa.grange@navdy.com and we will try to make right whatever we can.
