I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ladders (New York, NY) in Jul 2017
Interview
Recruiter found me on LinkedIn. Had a quick phone call to scope out interest and skills (and probed for salary range). Second phone call for actual phone screen; asked basic questions about algorithms/data structures, backend, Linux, and other dev tool knowledge. 3.5 hour on-site visit included two coding questions on paper; OO modeling and one more algorithm question on whiteboard; and talk with HR director. Follow-up on-site was a 1/2 hour discussion with an engineer from a different team than in the first round.
Technical portions definitely require prep but were well executed on their part. Each meeting wasn't a lecture, but a conversation, and the interviewers were polite.
Ultimately, they decided I was a good cultural fit, but lacking enough experience for Level 2.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ladders in Sep 2020
Interview
After a call with the VP, i was immediately scheduled with a bunch of engineers. Mostly behavioral, all very pleasant. 2 pretty easy technical questions. Final call was with CEO.
Got an offer but got a weird feeling from the company at how rushed they seem once they extended the offer.
At the end, wasn't feeling the product enough/looking for more diversity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Unit testing experience, "name a time when..." type questions. Can't remember the technical ones but I remember they were very easy.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ladders (New York, NY) in Apr 2017
Interview
Several call interviews, followed by a long day of interviews onsite.
The onsite was long and stressful given the amount of context switching and questions. Be prepared for a long day, don't be afraid to ask for a short break! Everyone was personable and there were many interesting conversations, most of my one on ones went over their allotted time.
