Interviews Processes
We (Moz.com) have been conducting many interviews with new engineers lately. I have been asked to help find great new team members among the hordes of applicants. Luckily, we have a great team that pre-screens applicants before they get to engineers (thanks, you guys). One of the things most non-programmers are surprised about is the severity of programming interviews. An on-site interview (after you have passed all the phone screens) consists of seeing between six and eight people (depending on the company); this will take a full day, and you will be utterly exhausted. But why are “Software Engineer” interviews so exhaustive? I think this sums it up ...