I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tableau Software
Interview
30 minute conversation with a lady from HR with some technical questions. Started with a review of my resume and a chat about what I was looking at the company for, then moved onto a technical chat at a fairly basic level on networking, sql, databases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe what active directory is, explain authentication, define kerberos. What port does kerberos use?
Describe an sql select statement. Give an example. What do you use group by for in sql?
Describe the differences between relational and cube databases. Define some different data types.
Describe the parts of a network. What does connection actively refused mean. How can you tell what ports are open on a machine?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tableau Software (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2015
Interview
It was an open session with multiple stages for the entire interview. There was food and drink offered since the whole process lasts up to three hours long. There was a background information bit at the beginning, written portion, technical test, cultural interview, troubleshooting test, and finally a more traditional interview. Everyone was very friendly, casual and accommodating. We were kept, usually in groups, in meeting rooms in between interview sessions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tableau Software (Seattle, WA) in June 2015
Interview
I submitted an application online for an open interview, about 2 - 3 weeks later as expected I received a reply from recruiting and scheduled the interview online. Onsite I did a basic fact check interview, a communication skills test, a panel interview, a troubleshooting interview, and a rapid-fire knowledge test. The process was @ 3.5 hours, fast-paced but enjoyable.