I applied online. I interviewed at 1848 Ventures in Oct 2024
Interview
1st round phone interview that was scheduled for the next day. Very quick turnaround. Conversational style phone call. The recruiter indicated that I would quickly advance to the next round and the following week, my next interview was scheduled. Less than 12 hours before my interview I received an automated cancellation email that they were moving forward with other candidates. I reached out to the recruiter to see if this was a mistake as I had not received notice of my interviews being canceled. She assured me it was not a mistake and unfortunately, my interviews were canceled and they were moving forward with other candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you were able to manage multiple projects at a time.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at 1848 Ventures (Los Angeles, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
Straightforward (on the surface):
- 30min Intro Call
- 60min Tech Screen
- Take Home/Provide your own code
- 60min Tech Review
- 60min Executive/PM Screen
Started off as one of the more pleasant interview processes and ended in one of the weirdest ever that I've ever gone through. TL;DR it doesn't seem like either they're seriously hiring or know what they're looking for.
The interviewers rushed me through all of the rounds. Each meet seemed to come out super well. Finished all the rounds end of Dec and received an email stating that I was a "clear fit technically and culturally" but that I needed to wait for the new year budgetary parameters in early-mid Jan. Followed up early January and given a specific date I could expect more information. Day before that date, received an email from a different person on the talent team basically reiterating the first email but in even *more* vague terms. Asked for clarity and was ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The tech screen was a systems design question, in which they followed up with some specific questions about the design and Python/Javascript in general.
The tech review was present your own project and answer questions regarding it.