I applied through other source. I interviewed at Apollo.io in Apr 2021
Interview
Was directly invited by their CEO, Tim Zheng, and the process went smoothly at first.
1. Took the React Tic-tac-Toe exam - finished and feedback from them is that I did well.
2. HR Interview - nothing specific
3. Live Coding interview - Combination of Stack & Queue data structure problem
4. React Take Home exam - re-implement 1 page from their application
During the HR interview, I told them that I won't take the take-home exam unless they have enough budget for my expected salary. Initially, I told them I would submit not later than a week ho the HR said to finish the take-home project as soon as possible since it would be a big factor.
So I finished the entire thing in 13-15 hours. The project + CICD Setup with Heroku Deployment (since these were indicated as bonus points).
A week and a half have already passed and I've followed up with them for the result but I received no reply.
They couldn't have the decency to respond to inquiries and follow-ups but they have the audacity to rush me in doing the take-home project.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have two strings. Both strings are series of numbers.
Implement a function to check whether the second string is a valid pop sequence of the first string.
Ex.
"12345" "32145"
"12345" "54321"
"12345" "21543"
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apollo.io in Mar 2026
Interview
Standard MAANG process. First general chat with recruiter. Next, leetcode style coding round and system design. The next rounds were supposed to be AI assisted coding and cultural fit round. I got positive feedback from recruiter via email, and he suggested I start preparing for next rounds, but got then got ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
leetcode style binary search, design real time chat server for existing video streaming service
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apollo.io in Nov 2025
Interview
Total Four Rounds
1. DSA : Medium level problems, solved both of them before time so was asked a follow up question which I answered as well
2. AI assissted coding round: LLD round with/using chatGPT
3. HLD Round: need good understanding of the system design
4. HM: STAR method questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Apollo.io (Hyderābād) in Nov 2025
Interview
Every round is a knockout round. There are four rounds for a Senior role.
1. DSA - Binary search related problem
2. Agent Assisted Live Coding round - Problem statement is closely related to Apollo.io work. You can use AI to solve the problem.
3. System Design round - Again something specific to their work.
Got rejected after this round. My interview went well but they had rejected me with some feedback. I couldn't relate the feedback with my interview.
There is one more round which is behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. DSA - Binary search related question
2. Live coding with AI - related to their work.
3. System Design - related to their work.
