Automattic

Automattic Interviews

1. May 16, 2022

   Code Wrangler Interview

   Anonymous Employee in United States

   Accepted Offer

   Positive Experience

   Difficult Interview

   Application

   I applied online. I interviewed at Automattic (United States)

   Interview

   S1 Coding challenge: Take home, suggested to take a week and was allowed to coordinate if I needed more time. Work on a WordPress plugin and perform a few security audits. The final deliverable were pull requests on GitHub.
   S2 Slack Interview: There was a decent gap between the coding challenge and this next step. It took about a month for my code to be reviewed, however, I was in contact with my recruiter throughout. They kept me up to date with timelines on their end. Overall it felt transparent. Once my test was reviewed, we moved on to the Slack interview. This interview wasn't technical and focused on my work experience, my interest in the position, and in WordPress VIP and Automattic.
   S3 After the interview was my trial. This we scheduled very quickly after the interview. In all, my trial lasted 17.5 hours spread over the course of about 2 weeks. The trial format offered room to explain and express your thinking as well as provided a place to brainstorm and work out solutions with your trial lead. I found this part of the interview process the most fun. The questions were challenging but the feedback was really thorough and frequent and I never felt like I had to find an answer entirely on my own. Once me and my trial lead felt the tasks were completed, my trial was concluded and I was invited to another interview, this time over video call.
   S4 Video Interview: This was more of an informal chance to meet my team lead and meet the engineer I'd been working closely with during my trial. It was a great chance to meet the folks I'd been working with and also an opportunity to ask more questions.
   S5 The offer: The final offer was another slack chat. This time with my HR point. They asked some logistics questions and gave me the offer. I accepted and they sent the official offer to sign to me during the chat.
   

   Interview

   What are two points in the Automattic creed that stand out to you and why?

   Answer Question