The process consisted of three stages. The first was an informal event where the CEO gave an overview of the company and took questions. At the event, prospective candidates as well as current employees attended and mingled. I thought this was a brilliant idea since personally I find the environment and the people one of the most important aspects of any job. This allows the candidates to have a first-hand insight into this and talk to the employees and find out what working at Thought Machine is really like, as opposed to just reading company snippets online and chatting to recruiters. Everyone seemed sociable and smart which encouraged me to pursue the application further. The second stage was a take-home coding task which took several hours to complete, but I was given 48 hours to complete it at the time I found convenient. I found the problem quite fun to solve. The task was then reviewed by Thought Machine engineers and I was invited for the final stage. The last stage consisted of three on-site interviews. All were technical interviews with Thought Machine engineers. The questions were challenging, but everyone seemed friendly and welcoming and I enjoyed the process. I received my offer a couple days after the final interview.

I was contacted by a recruiter. Went through two calls, one with recruiter and one group presentation with a C-level executive. Then, I had an offline coding challenge which took 4 hours to complete. Afterwards, I had a virtual on-site with three calls: one code review, and two algorithmic challenges. After a few days, I was called back and received an offer. After signing an offer, the company also does a background check on your profile. Overall, I'm very happy with the process. COVID-19 had impacted my employment status, so it was great to receive an offer from Thought Machine. The process was also really smooth, and the company seems to have no trouble transitioning to a 100% remote hiring process.