Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Xtracta as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Xtracta takes an average of 60 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Senior Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Xtracta (Auckland, Auckland) in Jan 2025
Interview
I participated in four rounds of interviews in total. The first round was an initial conversation, the second was a coding assessment, the third involved explaining my code assessment, and the fourth was with the CEO. Although I wasn’t selected in the end, they were very proactive when I asked for feedback and provided valuable suggestions. Overall, I had a positive experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Xtracta in Apr 2020
Interview
Upon applying the job, they gave me a take home assignment. After that I got a phone call from a project manager, before proceeding to an in-person meeting with the CEO too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They're giving a take home assignment before interviewing you.
There were two interviews - 1 technical and 1 behavioural. In the technical interview, they are quite interested in your past projects and your experience with tools such as SQL, Python etc. They are also interested in your familiarity with OCR technologies. In the behavioural interview, they are interested in how you've been working with teams and assessing your problem-solving skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you familiar with OCR technology?
Are you aware of SQL indexes?
Do you have experience with python2 and can you easily transition between python2 and python3?
Describe a time when you had a conflict within your team. How did you go about it?