ActiveCampaign Software Engineer interviews, decoded.

The whole thing took about two weeks and was pretty straightforward. First, they looked at my resume on their platform. Then, someone reached out, and we set up a chat. I had a behavioral chat with the hiring manager, who was really nice and asked the usual stuff like 'tell me about a challenging situation at work' and 'how would you deal with this and that'. After that, I had a technical chat with some of the engineers. They made me feel comfortable, which helped me explain my thinking when solving problems. If I got stuck, they'd ask guiding questions to get me back on the right track.

I had a brief 15-20 min chat with the recruiter, who mostly stuck to a script. Then, I had a good conversation with the Director, followed by a coding challenge. They said the challenge was straightforward. After that, I was supposed to meet with an engineer. I completed the coding problem, but a week later, I got a one-sentence email saying they weren't moving forward. I asked for feedback but never heard back. It feels like a waste of time for candidates to do a challenge and get no feedback.

So, because it's a new internship program, the HR person got in touch with me first for a phone interview. After that, they sent me a coding assessment. I was asked about my skills, what I've done before, and why I applied.