Recruiter was knowledgable about the position. Moved to hiring manager round, where they asked questions about past work experience, handling conflicts and projects etc. then got moved to system design round, which felt more like a subjective vibe check than assessing anything concrete/objective. the interviewer kept changing requirements of the given problem as we were discussing the solution. felt like there was no structure to it, and the interviewer kept interferring as we were discussing solution. will appreciate more order and let the candidate speak before interrupting
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
gave an existing system, and asked what are the flaws with it and how would we redesign them.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apollo GraphQL in May 2025
Interview
Applied through a recruiter. Process took 1+ month and included 10+ meetings including 2 hour interview. Given very positive signals throughout, told I was a top candidate. Decision was delayed and then they scheduled a call where they admitted they’d gone with a referral candidate instead. Waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What previous managers would say your biggest strength and weaknesses were
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apollo GraphQL in Nov 2023
Interview
1. Call with the recruiter
2. Call with the manager
1 on 1 call with the manager - questions about background, why do you want to join Apollo, how would you handle certain situations/scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why do you want to join Apollo?
