I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Intuit (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2024
Interview
It was an interesting experience. Had a phone interview with the recruiter and afterwards a coding interview with a staff engineer. The last interview ran for about 5 hours with various individulals in a panel and was divided into a coding section, systems design section and a values and alignment section with a manager/director. Did not get an offer but got a ton of feedback to improve upon. Overall, a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to design a systems given a set of requirements.
The opportunity was through a third party recruiter. My first interview was with the hiring manager. The second interview was with the hiring manager and a product manager, and was focused on a case study presentation.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Intuit in Mar 2025
Interview
WASTE OF TIME!!!
The process consisted of a coding + AI question round, followed by a 4-hour-long final round. Most of the time (~3 hours) was spent coding. They shared the repo in advance, along with 2-3 user stories to work on during the session.
At the start, I explicitly asked if they preferred me to spend more time asking questions or just dive into coding — they said the latter. The stories were fairly straightforward, and I made sure to implement them while leveraging my prior understanding of the repo. I was almost able to complete the AI story best I could but the model they gave me sucked, and somehow it was my mistake that it was not spitting the right response although I know prompt engineering.
What surprised me was the feedback afterward. Apparently, I didn't ask "clarifying questions" — which felt ironic given the instructions I received at the start. Another point was that I didn't discuss the architecture — something that never even came up during the entire session.
Honestly, the whole experience left me feeling like my time and effort weren't valued. Not every interview process is a fit for everyone, but this one left me scratching my head. Just sharing this in case it helps someone else manage their expectations!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They will give you user stories to implement
Generic AI questions, they do prompt engineering, nothing fancy.