I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mercaux (London, England) in Jul 2023
Interview
Interview was quite personal. I think it's easier to get a job as a Russian speaker though. Giving a small firm
They do not consider students as far as a i Know
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mercaux in Sep 2023
Interview
First i had an interview with HR manager, general interview, so they can rate your personality, how you talk and how you think.
The second interview was a technical one, with two people of accounting dept.
It didn't turned out well, there questions wasn't clear.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about technical accounting questions ( debit & credit )
They sent a test on excel to solve it during the interview
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mercaux in Oct 2022
Interview
The process includes 3 major steps: 1. HR interview 2. Kotlin/Android platform interview 3. A FAANG-like interview with a tech lead The first 2 are pretty straightforward, however, the interview with a tech lead was weird, as most of the questions were the ones that are usually asked by FAANG companies, so be ready for mostly BE-related topics here
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The android interview: 1. Dagger, RxJava 2. Threading, explain how does UI thread work 3. Android custom views 4. Explain what inline functions and reified type params are used for 5. Explain how MVI architecture can be implemented The interview with a tech lead : 1. DB normalization forms and for what purpose denormalization might be needed 2. ORM frameworks, their strengths, and weaknesses 3. REST API principles, and comparison to other APIs 4. Explain what MapReduce is and how it works 5. How do you remove a file with the "-r" name using a command line? What is the difference between a program and an instruction? 6. SQL vs NoSQL