I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Postmates (Los Angeles, CA) in June 2020
Interview
Codesignal screen, followed with "onsite" 2 programming, 1 design, 1 manager.
Codesignal was straight forward. Not sure what their expectations were during onsite, but I followed same principles as other big companies (i.e. clarify, explain though process, solve). Overall thought it went well, but got rejected without much explanation.
I was contacted after applying online for the internship role, I successfully completed the online coding challenge, and was asked to do a behavioral online assessment. Upon completion, I was asked to schedule an interview time. I replied with a time slot that worked with me, and mentioned that I was flexible. Then I did not get any replies for 2 weeks. I had asked about a status update, but then was ghosted by the employer. After three weeks of no reply, I got an email saying that all the positions were filled for the coming season, so they decided to interview me for a different year. I was again asked to schedule a time, and I responded with a time that worked with me. Again, I had no emails back for 2 weeks, then they sent me a rejection email without having interviewed me. I was left feeling confused to what happened, and the whole ghosting situation was stressful. Definitely did not feel respected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online coding assessment, followed by an online game that measures your behavior, then they ghosted me
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Postmates (Plano, TX) in Oct 2020
Interview
One of their recruiter contacted . She was nice and prompt. Gave a coding interview link with CodeSignal. The test was valid for taking in between two weeks. The test itself was 90 mins in total. Questions are really nice and interesting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
4 questions on sting manipulation . one of them Lexicographically formation of string and another with hashmap .
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Postmates in Aug 2020
Interview
Three out of the four rounds were normal. The first round was an algorithm question, it was more of a "practical" type of question than some leetcode question. The seconds was a system design question which was like any system design question vague so nothing new there. Third was exec chat which felt unnecessary. The fourth and last one was another algorithm question. The guy had no interest in being in this interview. He couldn't clearly ask what it was he wanted and he was getting frustrated when I wasn't understanding his asks. "Let's write some pseudo code here" Then five minutes left in the interview "This is fine but I don't want pseudo code, please write functioning code here". Mind you he still hasn't told me what the input was. This last round was one of the top two worst interview experience I've ever had. It really put me off to the company.
On the bright side, The recruiters were quick and friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Algorithm: kind of a practical coding exercise.
2. System: like the others
3. Executive: what was the point of this?
4. Algorithm :
Thank you for your honesty and candor. While we continue to strive for excellence this feedback does help put things into perspective as we improve the interview experience. I apologize for the mishap and will use this valuable feedback as a learning experience for our interview teams in the future.
