I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Auckland, ) in May 2023
Interview
Initial meet and greet with HR person. Minor technical screening. Given lots of company cultural materials, videos etc to watch. Second interview was a leetcode style puzzle solving challenge over video with a senior engineer. I passed it but didn't get the 'extra marks' section. Challenge was poorly articulated. I pulled out after I found there were 4 more interviews to go. I asked to speak to some people who I might be working with before proceeding, but was told I'd need to go through the whole process before that. It was very one-sided. HR person was weird, overtly friendly, but ultimately passive-aggressive and seemed to have some sort of agenda. Constantly went off on unrelated tangents and bringing conversation back to themself. I would have probably tolerated this FAANG style interview process if it were for a FAANG salary. But the offer was pretty average.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leet code style questions, javascript fundamentals, data structures
I applied online. I interviewed at Canva (Auckland, )
Interview
1. Talk with a Recruiter 2. One hour tech interview, pair with a Canva engineer 3. Final interview with 3 x 45 min tech interview, pair with different Canva engineers. Then one 45 min behavioural interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you are under tight deadline and how you did.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Apr 2023
Interview
1st round HR screening with some fundamental questions 2nd round 1hr coding with around 4 challenges 3rd round 3 coding sessions and 1 behavior question with hiring manager, each session last for 45 mins. 15 mins break between 2nd and 3rd session.