I applied online. I interviewed at Affinity (Vancouver, BC) in Sept 2024
Interview
The first step in the interview process was a call with an HR representative to discuss my background and the role. This was followed by a technical interview, which I found straightforward. I was tasked with creating a simple spreadsheet class, implementing getter and setter methods, and incorporating formula functionality that involved computing values from string expressions. The interview was conducted by an SDE II, who was very helpful throughout the process.
I felt confident that the interview had gone well. However, after not hearing back for a couple of weeks, I followed up. A week after that follow-up, I was informed that the interview didn’t go as well as expected. I requested clarification, but I have not received a response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a class for storing and updating cell values, followed by compute formula expression to int value for cells that required the computation, like spreadsheet
I applied online. I interviewed at Affinity (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2024
Interview
I had a call with a recruiter. The call was really relaxed. The recruiter himself was recently hired. And made it clear at the beginning he was still trying to find his footing. The recruiter took the time to describe the company and asked common questions.
The call with the recruiter was followed with a 45 min live coding. They send you a link during the interview. It was about parsing and retrieving data as if stored in a csv. You have about 5 minutes to ask questions to the interviewer at the end.
One thing to note is for the live coding you can access google or chatgpt. i would make use of that to save time.
Did not do well. so could not move forward. From my recollection, there were 3 more interviews that would have followed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Parse data into a csv.
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I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Affinity (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
First round with recruiter.
Two technical rounds, first is a coder pad programming with a developer and a technical background discussion with a VP.
Second is an architecture design round and a chat with the product team.
Last round is with the hiring manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code lookup and storage of data on an excel spreadsheet.