I applied online. I interviewed at BlueTalon (Redwood City, CA) in June 2017
Interview
1 Managerial Round
3 Technical Round (From USA)
1 CEO Round
1 F2F General Discussions
Overall more than a month process.
Overall horrible experience after 5/6 rounds, they kept me waiting and waiting and finally said they recruited someone from internal referral although they liked my technical skills a lot (might be a CTC issue?).
A sheer wastage of time. I think they have issues with overall funding and financial health.
I recommend if you are warming up for the job market explore them, it will help you get prepared for your target companies.
I really doubt their organizational professionalism/decision making , ideally it should not take 5/6 rounds including a CEO round to take a decision.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at BlueTalon (Bengaluru) in June 2017
Interview
4 Technical + Managerial from USA
1 Technical + 1 Managerial Onsite
1 Hr Onsite
Once done with all the rounds, HR sent a Whatsapp msg saying I was selected. He got back the same night again over Whatsapp and then discussed salary and joining date over call.
I negotiated on offer and he said he will get back in 1 or 2 days.
I waited for a week but he neither called nor sent me an email. He never responded to my Whatsapp msg where I informed him of joining in 45 days though my official notice period was 2 Months. I dropped him an email asking why there was no communication. His response was very unprofessional saying "STAY TUNED" and he never responded back when I asked an ETA by when they can roll out an offer
Then I got to know from the recruiter they are looking for candidates with internal references. Recruiter also mentioned that HR was unhappy b'coz I informed them that I will take off for 2 weeks after joining(Such a lame reason to give) .
I decided to not wait and waste my time working for company that is so unprofessional. I dropped an email to hr that I was not interested joining an unprofessional company.
Don't waste your time giving interviews for them. HR wont mentioned anything over email and will talk to you over phone and give you no clarity regarding stock/pay etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OOPS concepts, TestNG, Problem solving, Simple DB concepts