This was a two part interview for a mid to senior level developer position. There likely would have been an initial phone interview, but I was referred by a recruiter. Part 1 -- A face-to-face meeting with the head of the IT department. Mostly a "social" fit, with the conversation mostly around past jobs/experience, a few hypothetical situations and how I would handle them, and some open ended tech questions that don't really have right or wrong answers. Mostly a litmus test for: - General gauge of experience and past work - Ability to talk and walk through thought process - Receptive to feedback, comments, and dissenting opinions - Soft skills Part 2 -- Code kata (off-site) + demo (on-site). A loosely defined code kata that was similar to a project a currently working dev was chipping away at. o Win Service (process concurrent tasks) o Styled "Portal" o Basic CRUD (create, read, update, delete) - Asked detailed questions to flush out spec further - Roughly a week to complete at leisure - 4-8 hours of work for something nice; more if you really wanted to polish it up - Speak to code and decisions - "What would you have done differently if you'd had more time?" etc Definitely prefer this kind of interview to an in-person "Code day" where you really feel the heat.