I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
1. Phone call with talent scout.
2. Phone call with software engineer, mostly non-technical.
3. Take-home project. 3 options to choose from.
4. 7-hour (!) on-site interview. This consists of random technical and behavioral questions, a pair-programming session (adding features to your take-home project), a personality test, and a logic test.
Overall I thought the interview process was pretty good, but it's such an enormous waste of time if you don't get the job. I think I spent 15+ hours between all the interviewing and the take-home project. It's frustrating to receive a very vague reason like "not experienced enough". My experience and coding abilities should have been pretty apparent from my work history and the project that they reviewed before they called me in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choose from three projects:
- finding an efficient route between several points
- parsing strings to translate currency from one format to another
- comparing schedules
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Singapur) in Dec 2017
Interview
You will be given an assignment and the opportunity to do pair programming with an existing employee if your assignment is deemed to be great. There is a large emphasis on good test-driven development practices and reduced code smells, however, knowledge on data structures and algorithms is lesser.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thoughtworks
Interview
The process consisted initially in a technical test, followed by some interviews with engineers, product team members, hr and management. The whole process is consistent and every new interview aims to cover different aspects of the candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Agile development, a lot of questions about TDD, future expectations, and a lot of questions about society, minorities and personal experiences.