I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Chicago, IL) in May 2011
Interview
They flew me to Chicago where I spent several hours doing tests.
2 hours in the morning on skills testing then 3 1 hour interviews after lunch: (a) pairing interview: some pair programming; (b) technical interview; (c) values and consulting interview.
It has been a while now but what was clear was that they were probing me for my political opinions. That was surprising and seemed unprofessional. I was mostly non-committal in my responses. I had the impression they were looking for more enthusiastic endorsement of the various political causes they mentioned. They apparently don't want a diversity of opinion within their walls.
No offer. Quite happy to pass them up too. Struck me as being a rather odd shop, condescending, intolerant, unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did I think about boycotting the state of Israel?
The interview consists of two rounds and takes about a month. It mainly asks about the understanding of the business and the ability to cooperate with others, and also includes some assessment of personal technical abilities
I was referred into Thoughtworks Bengaluru. After a basic HR screen, a PM grilled me on BA-style scenarios. After that, I prepped a two-day case study to roleplay a consultant.
Thought provoking, very congenial. learnt a lot during the interview. There were a coding round followed by an in-person additional part of the code. This was followed by 2 interview panels, 1 HR round and 1 leadership round. The
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