I applied online. I interviewed at GitHub (Portland, OR) in June 2019
Interview
Was contacted by the recruiter. Was given a take home code test. Submitted it and was sent a PR to review in preparation for the in person interview. The day if the interview was a panel of interviewers that took all day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you improved a code base at your previous company?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at GitHub (London, England) in Sept 2025
Interview
First stage recruiter call (45 minutes) which went well, both sides confirmed we'd like to progress to the next stage and the process was outlined. I was subsequently ghosted for 8 weeks, only getting a response when I emailed saying I'd withdrawn my application - to tell me that the team was being "rethought" and the job may not actually be available anymore but they'll let me know (they never did).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General experience questions from throughout your career
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GitHub in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied via GitHub careers website.
Got called from one of recruiters where they asked me about my experience and submitted my resume with team hiring manager. Then i
Had first round with hiring manager for behavioral questions
Take home with a pair programming follow up and skip level interview as well as DEI panel. Whole process took two weeks. Be prepared for systems design as well in the pair programming exercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had conflict in the workplace