coding challenge, recruiter call - coding challenge can be found online. pretty unconventional and long - had to do something with an API. recruiter call mainly behavioral stuff. next round supposed to be final interview
The process began with an intial online coding challenge that was about 2-3 hours long through their own platform, and then a behavioral phone screen which lasted about 15 min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
API based coding challenge, classical behavioral questions
I applied online. I interviewed at HubSpot (Boston, MA) in Sep 2020
Interview
Applied in mid September and received a response about 1-2 weeks later.
1. You're first given an online assessment. Their online assessment consisted of sending a GET request to one endpoint to receive a bunch of data; then you process the data and sort through it (specified in the problem) and POST it back to another endpoint. You're given 3 hours to complete the online assessment, where they grade the assessment based on completion, time, and code readability.
2. Two days after taking the online assessment, I was invited for a 20 minute HR screening that asked fairly typical interview questions (see below). I was rejected here for whatever reason; I felt that my answers were good, but it seems that this year was extra competitive (most likely due to 2020's covid situation).
3. After the HR screening, I believe you have 2 one hour back to back technical interviews. According to the recruiter, these rounds were to be held in late October. I did not make it to these rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Describe a time you gave criticism to somebody.
2. Describe a time you had to explain something technical to some person.
3. What's the best part about working in a team, and what's the worst part about working in a team?
