I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at 9fin in Apr 2026
Interview
An initial chat with the recruiter, followed by a non-technical conversation with one of the managers, and 2 technical rounds: one coding round and one coding/system design round.
The interviews were not complicated and everyone was lovely to talk to. However, one interviewer has somehow managed to override the entire process with very negative feedback that sounded made up, despite the fact that no other interviewer mentioned such issues.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very easy coding challenge around implementing some functions and basic unit tests (they give you the spec in advance). Then an easy LeetCode question and a system design challenge on deploying a website.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at 9fin (London, England) in May 2026
Interview
The interview process started with a fair bit of friction. My first two interviews had to be rescheduled at the last minute because the internal team had a flight to catch.
I moved on to the third stage, which involved a task/presentation. I felt the session went well, and I was told I would hear back the following week. However, communication completely broke down after this point. Despite a thank-you note and a gentle nudge a week later, I received an Out of Office reply and no further engagement.
After waiting over three weeks with zero updates, I sent a final email to express my disappointment at being ghosted. A few days later, I received an apology stating that I had actually progressed to the final stage. Bizarrely, just two days after being told I had advanced, I received another email stating that due to internal 'realignment,' the role was no longer a fit and they wanted to hop on a feedback call.
At that stage, given the ongoing inconsistencies and the lack of respect for a candidate's time, I declined to pursue the conversation further. The people I met were perfectly pleasant, but the internal recruitment coordination and communication logic need significant improvement
Advice to Management
Please respect candidates' time. Moving multiple interviews last minute and leaving a candidate in limbo for over three weeks—only to tell them they passed, and then change directions 48 hours later—shows a severe lack of internal alignment and disorganized recruitment processes.
Seamless process, hr call with hr team, introductory call with head of account manager and then demo with wider team. Seems like a very good place to work and some hard working people to contribute to their success.