I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Groupon (Toronto, ON) in May 2013
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter, they were coming to Toronto to interview en masse.
Showed up, interviewed with 4 different people all 4 asked a few questions about my resume then had a battery of technical problems.
One person I interviewed with was very vague with questions, and refused to answer any clarification questions.
One there was a severe language barrier, that made it difficult to understand the question.
The remaining two were clear and engaging.
On my way out I confirmed with the receptionist that, yes, they do contact with a decision either way.
After this I returned home and never heard anything back from them. It has been just shy of 2 months and I haven't heard back from anyone. Contacting the recruiter twice has only gotten me messages of "I'll look into it and get back to you" without any followup
The promise of reimbursing me for travel is still unfulfilled.
I'm not dissapointed that I didn't receive an offer, but I'm more than disappointed with the lack of communication regarding it.
The battery of tests unfortunately only gave them knowledge of my ability to solve programming contest problems on a piece of paper. Nearly no questions that would give them any insight on being an employee or working with a team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not the most difficult, but the one I remember best. "You need to create a queue, but you're only allowed to do stacks. How do you do it?" With followup questions about time and space complexity.
Coderbyte test, Problem Solving Coding Data Structures, Low Level Design +High Level Design Database design class modelling , Hiring Manager discussion around behaviour and technical skills. Difficulty level medium to hard
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Groupon in Jun 2023
Interview
The process was like any other organization. It was fine. Nothing much to explain. It started with HR Discussion, followed by Technical Round which was about 45 minutes. Overall process was Satisfactory
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sort arrays of 0's, 1's and 2's Write polyfill for memoize function Output based javascript
I had a virtual on-site, it was long with multiple rounds. One round involved coding; another round involved debugging an application. Overall friendly but depends on who you interview with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked behavioral questions like explaining a time I had difficulty with a coworker; I was asked to solve a coding challenge; I was asked to debug an application.
