I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Strongarm (Brooklyn, NY) in June 2018
Interview
A phone call followed up by a 2-hour in-person interview in their Brooklyn Navy Yard location.
The guys are all nice, but mostly super young -- like 22-24 young, and (IMHO) emo hipsters. Probably not a gig for anyone over 30.
Originally they made "exoskeletons" (fancy back braces) but they've transitioned into sensors and selling "safety scores" to FedEx, other warehouse cos. Everyone wears the devices, they look like a Star Trek Away Team.
Process was professional but I did wonder about their long-term viability. Just putting a pedometer and gyroscope and a few other doodads is probably not going to predict back injuries (e.g. how heavy are the boxes? sensor can't tell).
If you're super young and want a fun startup, go for it. But not for midcareer pros.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of technologies do you use? Describe your work history. Generic, normal stuff.
Receive a phone call from them, and ask for your time for the interview time.
They gave me an expression that they need an urgent engineer to fix the R&D problems, but during the interview, I feel they have no clue about the technical problems of their product, and maybe they do not care.
There are several youtube videos about their products, but no too many clicks.
Personally feel the product in the wrong direction and have great potential to grow if they change direction. I did not get the job, so it is no my business to tell anyway.
Wish them good luck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No big technical questions, just general chatting.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Strongarm (Brooklyn, NY) in Mar 2019
Interview
I was referred to Strongarm through one of their employees.
Interview comprised of 3 stages.
1: Intro call with Tech management.
Basic intro call, asked to share a bit about my background.
Learnt about Strongarm's product.
2: Call screen with Engineering manager
Had a more in depth conversation around technologies I have used, my experience, work habits and what kind of problems I like to solve.
3: On site interview
Total time was 3 - 4 hours (15min Break)
1 Short intro
2 Cultural interviews
2 tech interviews
Tech interviews included DB related Q's, Data modeling, Architectural questions and a brief programming exercise on paper.