I interviewed at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited (Cape Town)
Interview
The interview process encompassed both a culture fit assessment and a technical evaluation. The culture fit interview delved into conflict resolution strategies and adaptability to change through scenario-based inquiries. On the technical front, I encountered questions related to classic coding challenges like FizzBuzz and anagram problem-solving. Additionally, the technical interview delved into Database Management, including Entity Diagrams, with a specific focus on elucidating one-to-one and many-to-many relationships using the example of Twitter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the context of Twitter's Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD), consider the relationship between 'Like' and 'Tweet
Discuss the cardinality?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited (Johannesburg) in Feb 2025
Interview
A recruiter messaged me on LinkedIn, gave me a call, asked me for my resume and asked me to complete an HR form on expectations etc and then told me he'd get back to me but never did.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited (Cape Town) in Jan 2025
Interview
3 Rounds of the interview. 1st Round was a phone interview with 2 Architects. Asked Situational questions and career history. 2nd Round and 3rd Round was onsite and happens on the same day, a white board technical interview and a behavioural interview. The technical interview doesn’t have a set amount of questions. My questions involved REST api’s , micro-services and some system’s design. The behavioural interview was done with a product owner and dev manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Solution to splitting up a client’s money into different Allan Gray policies. Each policy has a different money percentage split between 3 criteria
