Initial screening via testing assessment was slightly intimidating however I can see why it is useful, considering the high volume of applications to remote positions these days. The follow-up first actual interview that is focused on their universal attributes and customer skills was well-done and while challenging, it also made it clear what behaviors that the company values. If you are aligned, then follow-on technical interviews are more like other jobs but they seem to be focused less on what technical knowledge you have than they are on teamwork and how you will fit with their culture. The entire interview process extended over a month in my case. Everyone I interviewed with seemed competent and caring.
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They'll have you take some weird IQ test that's pretty pointless. They should be able to glean enough information about my intelligence sufficiently from my resume, education, background, and a conversational interview. Took it, passed it, moved on. Whatever.
Next, I had to do some weird role play with some weirdo pretending we were in a customer support situation. Nailed it because I'm not a socially inept weirdo and I have more than enough experience play acting in my everyday corporate life. Whatever.
Wow, now I get the privilege of finally talking to a real engineering hiring manager. Surely this guy will be reasonable, right? Wrong. Yet another weirdo who wanted to keep harping on esoteric issues that largely are a matter of personal taste and programming style rather than focusing on raw fundamentals. Whatever.
They passed on me. Probably because I wasn't enough of a weirdo, but good luck to any weirdos out there. These are your people.
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Question 1
They'll quiz you at some point to make sure you read their snippets that come from their weird training manual.
I applied online. I interviewed at Files.com (Virginia Beach, VA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Took two assessments, did not get a score and have not heard back. Waiting for the next steps but have no idea how I did on the assessments. Waiting fore the next steps and want to know.