Algolia·Software Engineer

Algolia Software Engineer interview experience

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ParisPosted Jun 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a quick recruiter call, then I was given a take-home assignment before I ever met the larger team.

The assignment was meant to resemble real work at Algolia, and it wasn’t about racing a strict deadline—there was no time constraint. The emphasis was on whether I could build something that actually worked.

After I submitted, I had a follow-up remote conversation where I explained my reasoning and the choices I’d made. If that went well, I was invited to the onsite, which turned into more of a set of conversations than a typical battery of interviews. I spoke with employees from different backgrounds, not just software engineering, and there was an extemp-style presentation at the end of

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