I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rokt (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Met with the recruiter who was friendly and informative but mentioned they would send me a "cognitive assessment" that needed to be completed by the end of the interview cycle. The "assessment" was basically an IQ test - SAT-type questions around math and language processing. I tend to do well on those and felt good about this one. But it's a massive smell that this company would only accept high scores. The tech screen interview was a 4 part question about detecting anagrams that got progressively more interesting. I should have done better but was rusty. The interviewer wasn't friendly, never smiled, seemed rushed, dressed sloppy, and was not pleased to be there.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rokt in Apr 2026
Interview
After application submission, recruiter reached out asking me to complete a Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) and the Employee Personality Profile (EPP) tests. Never heard back from the recruiter after completing them - takes about 30 minutes of my time to do those tests and the recruiter doesn't have the decency to spend 30 seconds with a followup email.
3 major rounds: Hiring manager round followed by a virtual onsite consisting of a coding screen, system design and technical leadership. Final round is an Amazon-style Bar Raiser with a senior leader.
The recruiting team was responsive and accommodating with respect to scheduling each round in the loop.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hiring manager round involved probing on technical depth in core languages and technologies applicable to the role.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rokt in Jul 2025
Interview
IQ test, phone screen, onsite with coding, system design and behavioral. Then bar raiser with c level. ICs were nice, friendly and smart. C level bar raiser round is ridiculous. They don't know much about business or product. Kept asking biggest challenge in personal life. Long working hours. They expect you to work at least 50 - 60 hrs per week or longer. They don't care about what the company can offer, they only care about what you can bring to the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the biggest challenge in your personal life?