I applied online. I interviewed at Prosper.com (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2022
Interview
I went through 4-5 rounds of interviews for a full-time role, meeting with a project manager, project lead, backend developer, frontend developer, and HR. Initially, the fast-paced work environment was manageable, but it soon became miserable. The manager was strict, and we were given a heavy workload with tight deadlines. We were required to complete a large number of story points every sprint, and the manager would closely scrutinize our time estimates. If we estimated a certain amount of time based on our experience, the manager would consult with a senior developer who had been with the company for 8-9 years, and they would inevitably estimate a significantly shorter time frame. The manager would then change the points, and if we disagreed, we would be asked to break down each story point hour by hour and justify our estimate. Completing a single ticket was a nightmare, and the manager would constantly belittle us. There was no respect. Eventually, most of my team members quit, which I discovered later when speaking with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Initially interviewer discuss about the company, and I shared my own background.
Either in the 3rd or 4th round (I'm unsure which), I was asked to solve three Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) questions within a one-hour time frame using JavaScript . All in all introduction and understanding of each question all together took ~15 mins. In addition to solving the problems, I had to explain my code. Realistically, it would be extremely challenging to solve three medium-level LeetCode problems while explaining the code within that time frame.
Worst engineering hiring process they just put the candidate on hold for 3 weeks saying that they got positive feedback ,meanwhile engineering team would look out for other better candidates and finally golden word from HR saying that found a strong candidate and they kick out the person .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Worst engineering hiring process they just put the candidate on hold for 3 weeks saying that they got positive feedback ,meanwhile engineering team would look out for other better candidates and finally golden word from HR saying that found a strong candidate and they kick out the person .
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Prosper.com
Interview
1 phone round 5 Rounds of Face 2 Face interview happened at onsite. Alogorithm, technical questions asked in phone round and it went well. Got F2F interview invitation in couple of days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Explained about the company.
2.Architecture of current project on white board.
3 & 4. Technical Questions
5. HR Round