Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en WillowTree
Entrevista
There was a recorded video interview that tested your knowledge at a very high level. The answers are not meant to be very in depth as you only have about a minute to answer each one. After that, a recruiter called me and we discussed basic information about the company and what it had to offer. The recruiter then scheduled a phone interview for me with the team lead where he discussed topics related to the particular type of work that I was interviewing for.
Next I was sent a test project that I was to complete and send back to them for review. I would rate the test project as fairly easy and can be completed in less than 10 hours. After reviewing the test project, they invited me to visit their office where I spent the day in various interviews, some technical and some more personality related.
Finally, a few days later, during which I assume they reviewed all facets of the process that I traversed, they sent me an offer which I accepted.
Overall, I felt like they were very selective regarding which candidates they send offers to. The entire experience was difficult but extremely rewarding and everyone was very nice, sincere and helpful.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Describe the different types of Java references and what they are used for.
Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en WillowTree en jul 2024
Entrevista
Let me be clear up front: the actual hiring team was one of the most glowing interview experiences I've ever had. The problem is that the *company* made it into one of the most horrific interview experiences I've ever had. Their culture interview raised one of the greenest flags I've ever encountered in an interview -- "what does psychological safety mean to you?" But as much as I can believe the individuals who asked me this, the thing is... when WillowTree says they value psychological safety, WillowTree is lying. Because they have no problem rescinding a job offer if you ask too many questions after reading the fine print.
(On an incredibly related note, Glassdoor needs a 4th option when asking about whether you got one.)
Now that wasn't even the *only* lie. Adding insult to injury, these people had the audacity to then send me *a candidate survey* afterward, with the subject line "we'd love your feedback." Now, I understand that this is automated, but if you're using automation in your processes, you're also responsible for using it better than that. Even in the best case, soliciting feedback, after pulling a job offer on someone for any reason, is comically terrible.
This piece alone alone is easily the most spectacular failure I have encountered interviewing for any job anywhere. There's deserving to get embarrassed by the ways your processes go sideways, and then there's *literally asking for it.*
The first stage was a coding interview, and it was medium difficulty. The last stage was coding a whole project (there is some code and base already there) - it was pretty hard.
It was not a bad process, it went very quickly and the interviewers were very easy to talk to. It’s definitely not as stretched out as long as other processes
