I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Affirm
Interview
The interview process consists of three stages besides calls with recruiters: phone screen, system design interview, and final on-site day. My journey stopped on the first one with a negative experience. An interviewer provided a leetcode-style task. Then a few minutes later, he switched his camera off and muted. When I needed to ask something along the way, I had to repeat it multiple times before I heard anything back. After the coding part, I asked a couple of questions about the company and got them answered like, "it depends on the team" etc. Finally, I got no feedback, despite the solved tasks. It's hard to say I've got anything useful from the call at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a leetcode-style task with some runtime constraints
I interviewed at Affirm (Valencia, Valencian Community)
Interview
first screen call with hr, discussed previos experience including specific questions about project technicalities, and how did I manage a situation where I was responsible of an issue. basically everything mandatory covered from a custom angle, but you end up mentioning everything you've thought about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how did I manage a situation where I was responsible of an issue
Took roughly 2 months total. Recruiter was very fast to respond and the interviewers were all very nice and collaborative during the interview. Typical HR call, two technical rounds, and behavorial round.
Live coding #1 focuses on algorithms and data structures, testing problem-solving skills and efficiency. Live coding #2 emphasizes coding challenges and practical problem-solving. The behavioral round assesses experience, teamwork, and culture fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a coding problem on arrays and hashing to test problem-solving and algorithmic skills.
