I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Sendwave (Boston, MA) in Jun 2022
Interview
''They expect all rounder candidates but neither spend time on evaluating developers work nor feel responsible to give true feedback ''
I had initial conversations with the HR and Engineering manager, then I was asked to work on 'take a home test'.
I did complete the project and fulfilled all the guidelines and evaluation cretiriea mentioned in the test.
I submitted the project and was shocked with the kind of response they had. They got to me after weeks of waiting and the response was rejection with the feedback as 'UI error and use of some X library'.
The truth is the library mentioned was not even used in my code base nor there were any UI errors in standard case scenarios. I did rebuttal them back about the response with all the UI video proofs and screenshots but they never even reply me back with any justifying answers.
We, as a candidate, take a lot of effort building the whole project from the scratch and which is for sure not a 4-5 hours of work. I would have appreciated If someone would have seriously reviewed the code and that too for a Senior position and after patiently waiting for weeks. I wish someone would have put in sometime and would have checked the actual code in which I have put in all the efforts as expected according to the problem statement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discussing Past experiences and Take home test and some technical questions.
Thank you for sharing this - we followed up directly with the hiring team regarding this feedback and one of our team members got in touch with you to collect any questions and discuss your project in detail. We are always looking for ways to improve, and we’re so sorry you had this experience.
We will change our candidate feedback process to prevent mistakes like this from happening again. We will also consider the rest of your comments, as we’re always looking for ways to improve and ensure candidates have a worthwhile experience when applying to Sendwave. Thank you!
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