I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at G-Research (London, England) in Jul 2017
Interview
Online test, followed by 2 on site interview sessions each consisting of 3 interviews of an hour each.
The online test was easier than similar tests I have taken at other companies, but seemed pitched fairly well to weed out weak applicants without making it unreasonably hard.
The first day of interviews were all with members of the team I applied for, and all almost exclusively technical.
The second day was a mixture of technical interviews and more qualitative interviews with senior staff.
Generally a well organised process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed an NDA, but most of it is the kind of stuff you can prepare for by practising on hacker rank.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at G-Research
Interview
I had the interviews remotely. While I found the problems interesting and fun doing the interviews remotely had its challenges and it can be harder to follow the interviewer through the online platform - I went through 5 different technical interviews and slipped at the very end of the last one partly due to this despite doing well with the previous 4. Was good interview experience for sure but there's no room for error in their process which after many interviews and doing it remotely can be difficult to achieve. Know your basic computer science definitely and get warmed up solving coding problems.
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I applied online. I interviewed at G-Research (London, England)
Interview
Applied via Indeed. Invited quite quickly to an assessment day.
A few other candidates present on the day. Process began with an informal presentation from a kind of VPE. He went through what the company actually does, how it's organised and a bit about the culture.
Next up, a written test. Fairly basic CS knowledge being tested with an emphasis on breadth over depth.
Tests were marked whilst we went for lunch with the grads. After lunch, we were called into a room one-by-one and were told whether we'd made the grade to continue.
We all passed the test (I think) and were assigned meeting rooms where we'd stay for the rest of the process. 4 interviews, varying massively in style and difficulty, each about 40 minutes. Exhausting, quite intense, but also quite fun.
Round off with recruiter and fairly quick response.
Invited to the final round interview - a half-hour interview with each of the group manager's to see where you'd like to work and, of course, if they'd want you. I was a bit slow to respond to the email and they (apologetically) informed that the spaces had already gone.
With the exception of chatting to the grads and recruiter, it all felt very clinical. Still though, it was an enjoyable experience overall and looks like a great place to work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you sign this NDA and not post the questions on glassdoor?