I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Medallia (Los Angeles, CA) in Sept 2016
Interview
They contacted me through Piazza and took me out to a very nice dinner in LA, I had a very good time, but the employees at Medallia seemed to be overly trying at saying how great Medallia is and it seemed rather fake. Despite that, I scheduled a skype interview through the recruiter.
Skype interview:
The interviewer called on time and asked about my background and asked a few questions based on my background. Then he sent me a collabedit link with the technical question. The question was basically just finishing a class and various methods. He gave little to no help or instructions on what to do and I had to ask a lot of questions regarding that. He was very rude when I would type one mistake and had little to no patience during the interview. He also expected me to know what classes I couldn't see did, which threw me off at first. Overall, the technical question was very confusing and is not a good indication of how smart a candidate is. A few days later, I got the rejection that I knew was coming.
Overall, I think the company's product is very interesting, but I do believe their culture seems forced.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Medallia in Oct 2022
Interview
Scheduling / Informing / Interview Automation all seems well Organized & well communicated via email. There are 3 round of interview first HR Round with 2 subsequent technical round. Technical Interview round covers Job Requirements relevant questions from basics to advanced. Practical Round covers code though process of critical problem
I applied through other source. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Medallia (New York, NY)
Interview
1. Initial call with recruiter. Filling up some forms before interview is scheduled.
2. 1 hr technical zoom interview with codepad share. After initial introduction you're given a real time code task. You're given a sample of incomplete code based on real case.
3. One part of the task is to implement a simple function and other task is to remove the bugs from existing code and propose modifications to code. Interviewer may guide you in what is expected. e.g edge cases, optimization etc.
Interview was more focused on Java. It was not standard leetcode interview. It would be helpful if recruiter could clarify on nature of interview. Though the interview task was really simple, the expectations from the candidate are not made clear. I didn't make past the 1st round even after implementing and running the code with correct results. So I may not be a good judge of what they're looking for in candidate.
Better clarify the expectations of the task from interviewer before you start coding. Make a list and check that list through the interview, this will improve your chances of getting second call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement function in a pre-existing class. remove existing bugs, propose enhancements
Diferente a todo. Casos reales trabajandolos con tu entrevistador como si estuvieras trabajando en un proyecto real. Foco en el proceso y no en resultado. No les importaba que supiera o no métodos especificos del lenguage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Diseño de arquitectura de un sistema de cola para venta de entradas.