I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Payfare (Toronto, ON) in Sept 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached to me and said there is going to be 2 steps hiring process. However I attend 4 different online and in-person interviews. 3 steps of interview has coding questions and I solved all of them with various explanations. After 1 month, with several attempts to reach the recruiter, he/she said it is negative and they didn't like my coding skills.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Grouping Anagram coding question (similar to leetcode)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Payfare (Toronto, ON) in Sept 2024
Interview
This was a good experience.
The first round was with HR where they had simple python and SQL problems.
The second round was with the Director of Engineering. Great down-to-earth guy who told me that he'll move me to the next round. His description of the next round wasn't entirely accurate since the Python coding questions wasn't trivial as he had said but that's okay.
The third round was with a panel of two Engineers. They presented 3 problems. A python coding challenge, a SQL problem, and a system design problem. I couldn't solve the minimum swaps parentheses problem without the interviewer helping me. The SQL problem was the same as some other interviewers have said. I did well in the system design problem but couldn't answer the interviewer's question regarding the circuit breaker pattern.
Overall, it was a decent experience.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Number of minimum swaps required to balance a string of parentheses
I applied online. I interviewed at Payfare (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Terrible. 5 interviews, technical challenge, lack of leadership during the interview, no design team to connect, hr doesnt turn on the camera, schedule and re-schedule 3 times, I wouldnt be comfortable recommending friends to join this company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
very basic stuff, all technical.. for a lead position? they should ask about productivity, management, team building, TRUST