I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pulsion Technology
Interview
This interview process was refreshing compared to the sea of terrible processes other companies have for software engineers. You have a laid back chat with the boss and a senior engineer who both check if you'd fit culturally into the company. This conversation goes over your CV, asking you questions to see if you have the experience necessary to do the job.
You then have a technical test with three questions. The technical test asks three reasonable questions. Instead of grinding Leetcode questions for days on end, if you're applying for this company practice working with concepts you'll use day to day in API development and backend development. This is a much better approach for interviewing in my opinion because there's an applicability to the real job. My only gripe would be the time limit. You have 20 mins to answer a systems design question along with two other questions. The systems design question alone, can take an engineer that amount of time depending on the amount of detail they want to go into.
I did not get an offer due to the competitive nature of the job market but more companies should take inspiration from this strategy. Overall, the company seems filled with people who actually know what a good developer looks like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about what technologies I've worked with. Typical web development concepts and strategies. Caching, database design, queue management, retry strategies, batch processing strategies. Sensible questions developers with experience will know rather than having to solve programming riddles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Pulsion Technology (Glasgow, Scotland) in July 2020
Interview
Casual but very interactive, John is a friendly guy and makes you feel comfortable. Conversation style with questions about background and skills, as well as my interests and reasons for applying.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pulsion Technology
Interview
Straight forward and informative. Got to know the manager and the company well. Half was focused on my experience over a coffee, and then a more technical and thorough on site interview with director which was great! Only interview I have actually enjoyed.