I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Joist (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2024
Interview
The interview process consisted of six rounds, and I valued the consistent communication provided by the recruiter. However, I encountered difficulties during the System Design round. Throughout the interview, there were moments when the interviewers seemed disengaged, asking repetitive close-ended questions I had already addressed. Additionally, we had mutually agreed to prioritize essential design elements over explicitly drawing load balancers.
There was a delay in receiving feedback as the interviewer was on vacation for a week without submitting their assessment. Upon their return, the feedback praised my experience in designing high-volume systems but criticized the absence of load balancers. Due to the same reason, they rejected my candidacy, even when this was mutually agreed upon during the round.
As someone with over 13 years of experience in designing high-traffic services, it was disheartening to have my proficiency questioned due to interviewer oversight. Despite finding the System Design interview enjoyable, the outcome left me feeling undervalued and frustrated.
Easy interview. Offered a few hours after the last interview. I feel that they can't find really senior engineers so I was hired immediately. There are not a lot of coding questions involved.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Joist (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2021
Interview
An initial call with the VP of Product and then a second call with another Sr PM and two designers. I had great conversations with everyone and they seemed really nice but ultimately did not get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of product frameworks do you find useful?