I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Root Inc. in Jun 2018
Interview
Non technical phone screen followed by a short coding challenge, then a 1 hour technical phone screen, and finally a 3.5 hour on-site interview w/ lunch. Knew it was trouble when they pulled the job listing on their site for the position I was interviewing for before my interview date. Wish they wouldn't waste my time if they have no intention of hiring me in the first place. The first technical portion of the on-site interview consisted of you coding in a noisy open office while two engineers watch over your shoulder after giving a vague problem prompt. Second technical portion was an open-ended "architecture" question, but was really more an implementation question about async client/server responses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Add a simple feature to the coding challenge that you completed.
Had first general call with recruiter. Afterward I was asked to complete take home project modeling a backend for the company. Completed, then told did not get a job with zero reasoning as to why
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Root Inc.
Interview
There were four phases:
1) Informal screening with a recruiter.
2) Takehome problem to do on my own time in a language of my choice
3) Technical round interview where they asked me higher level questions about classes/methods/databases
4) Full day session with 1/2 day editing my original coding sample I submitted where they asked to add features and 1/2 day where they asked me to diagram web architecture.
Overall, it was very thorough and allowed me to show off all of my strengths.
The first phone interview was generic, non-technical.
Recruiter would ask about previous background, and introduce the company.
At the end of interview, recruiter send a link of a take-home project (there is no deadline).