I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Scale in Dec 2024
Interview
1. 15min Recruiter call
2. take home assessment
3. panel interviews w/ 5 ppl
The panel was of varying time durations and included a 15min slide deck at the beginning to inform you of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when....
...you showed tenacity.
...you were in a difficult situation.
...you dealt with ambiguity.
I applied online. I interviewed at Scale (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
One of the worst interview processes I have ever experienced as a recruiter. The majority of my interviewers seemed burnt out and completely disinterested in what I had to say. There were a few "case study" questions throughout the interview, in which they were looking for me to use metrics with my answer, but they did not specify this at all when asking the question (which was a pretty broad question). Who is supposed to figure this out on their own when there's absolutely 0 guidance in how the question should be answered? They are completely metrics focused and have 0 focus on the candidate experience. The HRBP I met with also just fired off questions immediately, without bothering to comment on my answers. It felt more like an interrogation than an interview. I thought that if this person is an HRBP, that speaks loudly to their culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many phone screens do you do in a day? How would you close an offer from someone who has a competing role at Databricks?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Scale in Dec 2018
Interview
met with hiring managers across various departments and others on the recruiting and people team
mostly behavioral questions
situational questions
take-home exercise
People were very friendly, attentive, prepared. Also got questions I haven't heard before that made me think on my feet, so I got a good sense of the type of environment I was walking into
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