I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PrivateAuto in July 2024
Interview
They sent me 121 (!) questions to answer about programming and web development. Even if I spent just 2 minutes on average on each, which would be really fast, I would need more than 4 hours to complete it. On top of that, the starting salary for this remote senior position is only $24k/year!
And it gets even worse: after I sent 20 answered questions, they completely ghosted me. I kept sending messages to them and to distro.io (the hiring managers), and... nothing.
I discourage anyone from applying to this company; I've never encountered such disrespectful people.
They are crazy. Just take a look at 5 of the 121 questions they sent, so you get an idea of what they are expecting in exchange of $24k/yr: [listed in the questions section]
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Why might one model a system with UML and/or use-cases versus more data flow and process flow diagrams?
C: Assuming you have a standard C compiler (ANSI) but none of the standard libraries, recreate the standard library strcpy function, matching the functionality and specification exactly.
Briefly describe the function of PDF technology, the principal features of the format, and some of the typical tools and technologies for working with it.
