I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Upwork in Jan 2022
Interview
The interview process was a lot of steps, but was a very positive experience. It moved incredibly fast and the recruiter was really accommodating and easy to communicate with. I had a phone screen with the recruiter, followed by a virtual interview with the hiring manager, a skills test and then 3 additional interviews with other team members.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Upwork (New York, NY) in Jun 2019
Interview
There was first an interview over the phone, and then I was invited to the office where I spoke to the interviewer and other employees of the company. The last part of the interview was a zoom call with the CEO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would teach clients to use parts of the product.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Upwork (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2021
Interview
I invested in 6 hours of interviews only to be told my “background wasn’t quantitative enough” (my undergrad is in statistics and analysis). 2/5 interviewers were late. 2/5 interviewers were unfriendly (and Silicon Valley elite - the type who put their private college prep school on their LinkedIn). Since interviewing the hiring manager and design lead have left UpWork - so I guess I dodged a bullet. Overall the experience left me feeling the company is confused with a broken culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the process you took to build a dual-sided marketplace startup. What did you learn?