I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tapjoy (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2014
Interview
Recruiter messaged me via LinkedIn. I took time off from work to come into the office for a series of in-person interviews. A month has elapsed, and to date, I have received no response.
If someone takes the time to come into the office an interview, there should be some sort of follow-up. I'm not seeking detailed feedback. Obviously, I didn't get the job, but out of courtesy, any form of closure would have appreciated--even an automated rejection. Show some class.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fairly standard interview. Everyone has their own questions/problems. Nothing especially difficult/unexpected stood out.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tapjoy
Interview
There was a preliminary phone screen followed by a technical screen. Each was took the time to have a nice conversation, asking questions about me and describing the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What part of the technical stack do you prefer to work on?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tapjoy (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2013
Interview
Phone call for screening purposes followed by onsite interviews.
Spoke with 2 Architect's and 1 management person from Boston using laggy / patchy video conference. The 2 Architects engaged in a conversation about using version strings etc in REST URL's, and OAuth 2. Surprisingly they had not heard of CARP, CAP, or of the 'OAuth 2.0 road to hell' so as one might expect these conversations were a lost cause. Other companies I interviewed with were all over this and understood it, possibly because they had been though a scale crises at least once.
San Francisco people were very nice, appeared confident, and competent. I got no really technical questions so cannot speak to how a deep technical / coding interview would go there. Their priority seems to be finding very real people that can stick through what ever it is they expect will happen. They come across as people you could really trust in a tight spot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to give a 40 minute open talk which was a surprise.
