I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Talabat (Dubai) in Jun 2024
Interview
System design becomes where you are forced to say whatever your interviewer is asking - no creativity required. Coding test was just testing if you have proper head placement. Even with all of these, you might not get the position you want. They will try really hard to downgrade.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
TDD, DDD, Work experience, observability, queuing..
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Talabat in Sept 2023
Interview
Apart from the HR interview, there is a coding interview followed by a system design interview if the first interview is passed. If you pass both, there is another general technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one of the difficult features you worked on before and how you handled the situation
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Talabat (Dubai) in Apr 2025
Interview
1. Video call with recruiter
2. Coding interview, including TDD kata and refactoring problem
3. System design problem
4. Meeting with director to discuss previous experience and some system design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple multiplication calculator (recommended to use TDD)