Whatnot·Software Engineer

Whatnot Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Oct 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process began with two rounds through Karat: first an OA that was basically a multiple-choice quiz, and then a third-party interviewer did a pair of LeetCode easy/medium questions.

After those, the “real” recruiting part kicked off with a recruiter call, a coding interview at the easy/medium level, and then a final round made up of two algorithm interviews plus a manager chat.

Alongside the technical rounds, I had to provide references through a third-party service called Searchlight. The recruiter was a big bright spot for me—she was responsive and made herself available to answer questions, and it genuinely felt like she wanted me to do well. There were a couple hiccups though: the Karat “quiz” round felt a bit silly, and the people I listed as references told me

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