I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Almanac
Interview
My experience was unpleasant, everyone I talked to seemed very uninterested in the conversation, there was even some chatting in the background while I was answering questions. The recruiter was the only one that seemed professional.
Hi there - I'm sorry to hear that this was your experience leaving an Almanac interview! We strive to provide an efficient, transparent interview experience that respects you and your time. In this instance, it sounds like we fell short of that goal. Please know that we take your feedback seriously, and we'll look to improve in this area. Best of luck in your search. - Adam
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Almanac in May 2021
Interview
Overall the interview process was pretty normal.
I met and had a chat with the CTO where we spoke about the company and myself. Shortly after there was a technical interview which was done pairing and chatting about some code instead of asking to implement random sorting algorithms or outsourcing work.
After I met with product and got a feel for how a feature lifecycle works, and then a chat with the CEO diving more into company culture and my own thoughts.
All of the meetings were only as long as they needed to be, and the whole process was handled quickly.
I applied online. I interviewed at Almanac in Mar 2020
Interview
Applied online, got invited to a screening and technical interview with Dan.
Got invited to meet Adam, the CEO.
Both meetings were a pleasure. Especially Dan is a really nice guy and I never felt rushed or the interview felt one-sided. I could ask my (arguably somewhat unpleasant) questions and Dan/Adam answered them truthfully.
The technical interview consisted of showing some of my own code, as well as some general and some rather specific questions about JS and Ruby.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
* What does this code do in JS?
* What does this code do in Ruby?
* Can you walk us through some of your own code - it doesn't have to be perfect.