I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amilia (Montreal, QC) in May 2024
Interview
I recently had a delightful interview for a full-stack position. I successfully passed three rounds: a meaningful screening with a recruiter, a technical challenge, and a panel interview with the team. I was impressed by the team and the panel questions. However, I had to decline the offer because I realized through the interview process that the role would require more emphasis on .NET than I initially expected. Since my expertise is primarily in React and Node.js, I decided I’m not ready for such a significant shift yet. Overall, I highly recommend the company and the development team – they are great people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Full-stack tech challenge with 3 tasks around front-end and a little bit of algo
I interviewed at Amilia in 2025. Throughout the process, I found their interviewing style a little outdated, but it was still a generally okay process. There were however two red flags in the process:
1. It is pretty clear that the company could not match my salary expectations, which is perfectly fine. However, instead of being straightforward about this, I was dragged through a process over a month long, before they finally made a very disappointing offer.
2. One of the managers who interviewed me made a comment along these lines: "we want you to know that at Amilia we appreciate soft skills as much as technical skills. We know that for some people, often women, their strength is not in the technical and we can appreciate that. For example X woman in this team is not the best dev, but she is the glue to the team". It did come with a disclaimer that it might come off as awkward, but left me uncomfortable all the same, and skeptical of the culture at Amilia. It was a very questionable comment at best and overall it made me think Amilia would not be a good place to work for me.
