Slack·Software Engineer

Slack Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Negative

CanadaPosted Aug 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an initial interview where they asked basic questions about my platform.

Once I passed, the next step was an assignment. After completing it, I waited while they reviewed it, and the turnaround ended up being about four to five days.

The kicker was what happened after that. I got rejected, and they wouldn’t disclose why they decided not to move forward. They gave the reasoning that they couldn’t share details because it could become public and let other candidates use it to pass the test. I found myself spending a full chunk of a day on the assignment and then getting nothing substantive in return.

The whole process also felt extended and slow in pacing,

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