I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fever (Madrid) in May 2026
Interview
After the first interview, I was asked to complete an absurd competency test designed to assess my abstract reasoning, verbal, and numerical abilities. The test had nothing to do with the responsibilities of the role. During the test, I was monitored via webcam and my screen was recorded.
I passed the test, and my second interview was with the hiring manager. In addition to making me solve several case studies in real time, with no opportunity to think things through, they asked me very specific questions that were not relevant to the position I was applying for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you distribute the budget by channels and phases of a one year event promo campaign (no time to think)
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Fever (Ciudad de Mexico)
Interview
The interview process was smooth and well organized. It started with an HR screening to discuss my experience, current role, notice period, and salary expectations. This was followed by a technical interview focused on production support, SQL, Linux, incident management, troubleshooting, APIs, and real-world support scenarios. The final round was scheduled with the Engineering Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Explain your current production support responsibilities.
Describe a critical production incident you handled and how you resolved it.
What SQL queries do you use in your daily work?
How do you troubleshoot an application issue?
What Linux commands do you frequently use?
How do you analyze application logs?
What are APIs? Have you worked with REST APIs?
What are the different HTTP response status codes?
How do you prioritize multiple incidents?
Explain the difference between Severity and Priority.
Why are you looking for a job change?
What is your notice period and salary expectation?
The recruitment process was fast, although the different hiring stages were not clearly communicated in advance. The business case required a presentation, and overall, communication throughout the process was good.
However, when the recruiter called to present the offer, they did not mention that my application had been downgraded to a lower level. I only realized this upon receiving the offer (not even during the call with the recruiter) as the proposed salary did not align with my expectations. Given the level of expertise required and the fact that the position was advertised as a senior role, this came as a surprise.
Overall, it seemed that the company relied on its brand reputation to justify lower salary offers, despite salary expectations having been clearly discussed from the very first conversation. This appeared to be a broader pattern in the recruitment process: leveraging candidates' motivation to work for the company while downgrading roles and offering compensation below the level initially implied by the job posting. I would recommend a more transparent hiring process due to the energy the candidates invest each stage