OpenTable·Software Engineer

OpenTable Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted May 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter call and then, about a week later, I had a technical phone screen.

After that, I went onsite for interviews that were a mix of technical questions and higher-level, more human conversations like fit and collaboration. What stood out most was how friendly everyone felt. The whole process moved quickly, and the recruiter was easy to work with.

The onsite technical part leaned heavily on web fundamentals. I spent time working through CSS and HTML, then moved into JavaScript, and there was some live coding involved. It was stressful at first—live coding always makes me feel a bit exposed—but the interviewer was supportive and professional the whole way. He also

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