Initial phone screening was done with the team lead to determine fitment with the company's needs and requirements as well as past experiences etc. Largely standard type questions for the position, it was a bit distressing how out of touch the interviewer was with the state of backend development and available technologies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever worked with Java, PHP, or similar backend technologies.
passed initial screening, was given a game home hackerrank interview assessment that was similar to a leetcode mediums. very specific set of problem I was not able to answer. I was then ghosted by the company without a formal rejection.
I applied online. I interviewed at Wayfair in Mar 2026
Interview
there are 3 rounds:
1 leetcode online assessment round
1 recruiter call round ask about back ground and personal information
1 hour long technical VO round
1 30 min long manager BQ round
3 Interviews. One automated leet code style interview. The next was a technical interview. The final was a personality interview. All interviews went well and were quite positive but was ghosted after the final one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard leet code style algorithms that you passed based on speed.
