El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Asana (Toronto, ON)
Entrevista
Initial technical phone screen, this interviewer was super nice. Then onsite full day of technical interviews, not much focus on cultural fit. They send you the interviewers notes as feedback which revealed some concerns. One of my interviewers had multiple counts of blatantly false information, he even left out my final solution to a technical problem. It became obvious he had already made a decision before the interview began, probably ageism or racism.
Lots of strong subjective adjectives in the notes they take, does not feel data driven.
They subtract points for exploring sub-optimal solutions first and don't appreciate iterative problem solving, expectation seems to be to go straight to a single particular solution without considering alternative approaches. Culture seems cliquey and exclusive, no data to back that up, just a feeling.
The candidates you don't like are not as dumb as you might think, they are taking notes too and when yours are misrepresentative, your bias becomes obvious.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Asana en may 2026
Entrevista
Initial screening went well and I felt genuinely excited about the opportunity. The technical interview itself was different from what the preparation PDF described — less collaborative, minimal engagement from the interviewer's side. I didn't receive any feedback after the session; the interviewer went on sick leave and I waited several weeks before receiving a rejection email.
I'm fine with rejection — that's part of the process. What was harder was the uncertainty and the lack of feedback. The prep materials set clear expectations around collaboration and communication, and the actual experience didn't match that.
Overall, it was a good experience. There was one interviewer who acted standoff-ish and strange. But, for the most part, it was conducted very professionally.
What I didn't like was the Systems interview question, which is a very specific modelling problem and unless you've worked on building such a feature, it's unlikely that you'll recognize such a pattern and come up with a decent solution. And for a mid-level position, it's quite surprising. But I guess they gotta justify the high comps somehow. Also, infrastructure knowledge is not tested at all in this interview, which is atypical.
The coding interviews were great. Study typical LLD problems. Leetcode is minimal and simple. Focus on understanding patterns and not memorizing solutions.
The HM interview was great. He probed in ways typical EMs have never done before, and it gave me a really good impression of the company and his team, despite also not passing this interview, which I take full responsibility for.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you experienced mentorship, as a mentor or a mentee
classic lc style medium question, and some basic intro be havioral in technical. good inter viewers. made sure the ex perience is pleasant for interviewee. did not get offer tho.
