I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mechanize (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
First the screening call. If you pass that 3 hour take home assesment, and then you get a call if they like your project. And then if you pass that too you get the role.
Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Mechanize
Round 1: 30 min recruiter call where they go over your background and ask you about your workflows and observations around LLM coding tools.
Round 2: 3 hour takehome where you are allowed to use AI to code a fullstack app. Be prepared to fully understand and defend your solution in a subsequent 30min deep dive call.
Round 3: call with co-founder
Recruiter screen then 3 hour take-home, followed up by talking to an engineer about what I built. The conversation was highly technical, focusing on interviewee's understanding of the systems, very challenging.
Application
I interviewed at Mechanize (New York, NY)
Interview
30 min screen to discuss fit at first. After that 3 hour take home coding project you can use AI to solve the problem, 1hr interview after that to discuss your solution.
