I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pond5 (New York, NY) in Sep 2021
Interview
Very fluid and well done. The team was extremely kind and informative. I truly appreciated all of the transparency and felt I had a good feel for what the job entailed.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pond5 (Prague) in Jan 2020
Interview
A very Informal Process, very very scattered and not organized at all. Zero interaction with an HR/People Team. - All funneled to hiring manager, who was by no way capable of handling the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very vague, tell us an example when you did X & Y...
No real focus on people, and the culture.
Pond5 invested a lot of time to conduct a very thorough interview. There were a couple of office visits and some phone/video interviews over a period of one month. The role is central in a way that it has to interact with several teams - product, engineering and growth/marketplace being the key ones. So I talked to multiple people from each of those teams including their heads. The people team was responsive and professional throughout the process and I enjoyed talking to everyone very much!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were questions about my skills and past experiences. Most of discussions were deep dives on ways to improve the search algorithm.