I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2015
Interview
First contacted by the recruiter who tells you about the company to promote interest.
Next was a phone interview with a engineer that goes over your resume. Onsite there were 3 interviews lasting about 3 hours. They asked pretty simple questions that do not require much prep.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Merge sort two lists of varying length
Design a database and write the SQL for finding followers in a social network, displaying the recent posts of people you follow. Handling paging in sql queries
design a url shortener
I applied through university. I interviewed at HubSpot (London, England)
Interview
I went through several rounds, including an initial screening, a technical assessment, and follow-up interviews. The process was well structured, but I found the technical part challenging because it required both problem-solving and clear communication under time pressure. The interviewers were professional, and the questions were relevant to the role. Although I did not receive an offer, the experience was still valuable and helped me understand the company’s expectations better.
Coding assessment with multiple levels. levels open up as you pass them. Time constraints looked tight. I could not get through all levels. It was related to Designing banking system.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HubSpot (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
Consists of an Online Assessment, followed by 3 rounds (2 System Design, 1 coding)
One of the System Design interviewer was less experienced (with an experienced shadow interviewer). I feel like they didn't drive it correctly, didn't ask me the right follow-up questions and eventually gave negative feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online Assessment: Multi-part question involving incremental development of a memory cache database
System Design 1: Design a weather widget to get data from upstream and display to customers
Coding Round: Incremental question involving API calls to get data, parse and do calculation
System Design 2: Design video streaming system (like Netflix)