I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Acorns (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
Phone Screen basic questions about you and your experience, location etc > CoderPad take home assessment timed and reviewed by recruiters> Pair Programing leetcode style problems > Final Interview with head engineer team
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I applied online. I interviewed at Acorns in Sept 2025
Interview
Never spoke to an actual human. They used an AI chat bot to screen. How can anyone take this seriously is beyond me. Asked me a bunch of generic questions things like what do you like about the company along with some tech questions. Have to answer in one answer block and the AI Bot just parroted your answer back with some praise; making you think you're on the right track I guess.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A bunch of generic questions about how I'd match with their company and about some past projects.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Acorns (New York, NY)
Interview
Good conversation, interview literally simulates a pair programming session.
Normally I feel anxious during the meeting, but in this case I felt comfortable and relaxed to solve the proposed problem with no pressure
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why companies pick Ruby on Rails to develop their APIs
