I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Times in Aug 2024
Interview
The interviewers are good.
There process involves recruiter + manager + technical rounds and then system design. The technical live coding which is of 45 mins and involves moderate dictionary, string and list questions. The communication and instructions from recruiter were lacking as they mentioned that the technical round will be 25 mins coding and 25mins tech-behavioural. Be ready for straight 45 mins of coding instead of the given format by recruiter.
Recruiter who I was already in contact with recommended me to the position. 30 min engineering manager behavioral, 30 min leetcode medium problem, followed by 4 panel interviews. (uncertain of what the panel interviews consist of)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Go in-depth on a project you've worked on (impacts, engineering challenges, etc)
First initial phone screening on google meet with video. The recruiter missed the first call and I was waiting for 15minutes into my lunch break. I emailed the recruiter, they seemed sorry and then we rescheduled. Phone screening was as aspected, tell me about yourself, why NYT, logistics, etc.
15 minute recruiter call (informational, make sure to let them know if there are other roles you're interested in at the company as they could be a recruiter for that role as well), 30 min hiring manager, 30 minute technical