Tough but rewarding. The wider team are very academic so they try to keep a high barrier to entry which was evident by their process.
Process:
- Online assesment
- Live Coding
- System Design
- Onsite , interviews with various people across the org and the CEO
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the system design interview, why did you choose a nosql db over a relational
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bactobio (London, England) in Nov 2024
Interview
Ghosted in the middle of the interview process.
Bactobio, fix your internal processes to at least have some decency to reject candidates instead of ghosting them.
Rounds:
1. Introductory call with Hiring Manager ( 30 minutes )
2. Python coding test ( 60 minutes )
3. On-site interview