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      Software Engineer Interview

      17 Apr 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      Declined offer
      Negative experience

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at EquityZen (New York, NY) in Apr 2019

      Interview

      Call with a recruiter, video call with other software engineers. Overall the people who interviewed me were very rude and I would not recommend to apply to this company. I very much hope the company reviews it's hiring practices for future interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Questions about react lifecycle methods
      1 Answer
      1
      avatar
      EquityZen response
      7y
      We’re sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience interviewing with us. That certainly was not our intention. We take your feedback seriously and will look into what might have happened. If you would be open to discussing your experience and how we can further improve our process, please reach out to us at careers@equityzen.com.

      Other Software Engineer interview reviews for EquityZen

      Software Engineer Interview

      4 May 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at EquityZen (New York, NY)

      Interview

      They seem very intense. Lots of questions regarding my previous work history and commitment to the company if hired. They are a small team so it makes sense that they don't want dead weight but it was a bit too much. One guy flat out told me he "had no free time" when I asked him about his interests outside of the job. They were upfront about wanting me to work 12+ hour days if hired, staying until midnight, etc. Thanks but no thanks. I wasn't too enthused at hearing that so they dropped me, and I'm glad they did. Initiative and "passion" for computer science were big factors. My phone interviewer mentioned some technologies they use in their stack and seemed surprised when I got to the on-site and hadn't gone out of my way to learn them before the interview. He told me he was "disappointed" that I hadn't taken the time to read into the things he mentioned. I understand the sentiment from their perspective, but I had other interviews and it seemed a bit inappropriate to expect someone to invest time into learning something before getting the job. Hiring here seems to be very much of a "how bad do you want the job" ordeal. Personally, I didn't see enough evidence to justify me wanting it badly (early stage startup, etc.). Maybe if they had offered some information about what kind of compensation would be waiting, I might have tried harder.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Couple of general questions regarding graphs, string manipulation, etc.
      Answer question
      5

      Software Engineer Interview

      5 Mar 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at EquityZen

      Interview

      Phone screen, included behavioral questions followed by some technical questions. Went by very fast. Their stack is JS/D3/Python and it seems like they're looking for people who can jump right into that stack. Initial questions asked were pretty easy but the call went by very fast, interviewer responded to many of my questions like she didn't care.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      What is the difference between pass by reference and pass by value?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      What is an iterator?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      What is a generator function in Python?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      What are your favorite responsive CSS libraries?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      How do you usually conduct unit tests on your code?
      Answer question
      1

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