Coderbyte

Role: Software Developer

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: November 2020

Interview Type: Off-Campus (Online Assessment)

Result: Stopped Assessment (Implied Rejection)

Difficulty: Hard (one question due to unfamiliar technology)

Rounds: 1 round

Topics Asked: Coding (one question involved an unadvertised platform/technology)

Experience:

A candidate applying for a software developer position encountered a Coderbyte assessment that was part of the application process. The assessment was expected to take up to an hour, but one particular question required coding in a platform not advertised for the position, which the candidate had no prior experience with. After spending an hour trying to solve this single question without success, and a total of 4 hours on the entire assessment, the candidate decided to stop the test, feeling it was too much work for an initial screening. The company had also previously insisted on an in-person interview despite local lockdown measures and the candidate's illness, which was perceived as a red flag.