I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PaperCut Software (Melbourne) in July 2021
Interview
First phone screening with talent acquisition person, they tell about the company overall and how they work.
Second (online) interview with a product manager, ask simple questions to get to know you and your background.
Third (take home) coding challenge.
Then the final (online) session with three parts - an extension of coding challenge, behavioural interview and a product whiteboarding interview.
They usually conduct the third session at the campus which takes 2.5 to 3 hours, but it is not overwhelming because of the friendly interviewers.
The coding challenge extension can be tricky because it is definitely very subjective.
The behavioural interview has questions about the way you have worked before, pretty straightforward.
Product whiteboarding is an interactive session where you would design a solution for a problem together with your interviewers. They would ask several questions that help you think and reach the solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about a scenario where you requested something and it wasn't approved.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PaperCut Software (Melbourne)
Interview
Their process involves doing all interviews and then rating an engineer appropriately to a certain level (say mid-level / senior / lead engineer) if proceeding with hiring the candidate.
- Recruiter phone call
- Phone call with principal engineer
- Take home coding test
- Onsite test involving extending the coding test + system design interview + behavioural round
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe any recently used app or tool that you were inspired by and why?