I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Monks (New York, NY) in Nov 2023
Interview
First a basic HR interview to talk about your pasr jobs, then a four hour coding challenge, they send you the instructions of what they want and ask for a plus if you can do, then you must submit the code to their github while you can talk with them on their Slack. The weird thing is that I totally nailed the project they asked, perfectly coded and also the plus they asked for, but then they decided not to go forward with me (???) I didn't asked to be interviewed cause I already have a job, which makes me think that this company is making interviews just for the sake of doing interviews, they don't actually will hire. If I were you I would not waste my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic HR questions, like how many years of experience do you have.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Monks (Medellín, Antioquia) in July 2022
Interview
It was a while ago but there was an initial interview with a recruiter to know more about the company, then I had a technical interview just to talk about my experience and check some points about my knowledge. After that I had to work on a code challenge, I was given an assignment and spent a total of 8 hours (not continuous) working on it. The final stage was an interview with a Team Lead and and Engineering Manager from the project I was going to be working in, and then I got the offer. An important thing to notice is that in my case I got feedback at every stage, which I think is a great thing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After the code challenge they asked me what would I do different in a different time and what would I improve in my code. Also, typical questions about where I saw myself in X years, what was my experience with working as part of a team, and thing like that.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Monks in Dec 2022
Interview
I applied for the position on their website. The job description clear, gave good details about the work and culture there, which is great. However, immediately after applying to the position, I received an automated email asking me to complete a timed 40-minutes technical assessment on DevSkiller. Seeing that at this point I have no idea if my resume was screened and if this is a good fit for me, it's hard to justify spending close to an hour of my personal time on a quiz when the company didn't spend a second on my candidacy. As a senior professional who works a full-time job, has a family, hobbies and other responsibilities, my time is valuable. Considering there is no shortage of opportunities for experiences engineers, I have decided to use my time to pursue other openings who seem to value my time a little more.