Compass·Software Engineer

Compass Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

HyderābādPosted Jun 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty drawn-out hiring flow where the technical interviews weren’t the hardest part—the communication around the process was.

I experienced a multi-round loop that stretched over weeks, and even after completing my interviews, I didn’t hear back in a timely way. Eventually I had to chase HR multiple times, and every reply sounded like it was going to be “in discussion,” even as more time passed.

The loop itself had a technical structure that felt inconsistent and sometimes chaotic. It included a Karat-style coding screen followed by a five-person set of interviews that mixed design, coding, behavioral, and a higher-level discussion with a VP. Several interviewers didn’t seem well trained for their roles—one in

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