Difficulty
Average
Candidate-reported interview insights
Automattic Interview Questions
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences at Automattic.
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Interview overview
Average rounds
2.8
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy15%
average52.7%
difficult32.3%
Candidate experience
neutral13.8%
negative30.4%
positive55.8%
Candidate-reported interview process
I applied online and then got an email. After that I had a chat interview with the hiring manager. I then completed a paid trial period. I never talked to anyone by phone or video. You interact only with people through posts and comments. Well-intentioned, but imperfect process. This was around 2018. Not sure how they do it now
The interview was conducted via Slack. You had to walk them through a chat customer service interaction. First, you were given a take-home assignment with issues to solve, and you had to send in how to fix them or actually fix them.
I had an initial chat with HR, and then there was a technical test. For the technical test, I had to add some requirements to an existing application they provided on Github. Unfortunately, I didn't pass this test.
Common Automattic interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
Out of all the skills you’ve picked up over the years, which do you think is most important to how you help people with technology?
- 2
Does the role seem like something you’d be passionate about doing full-time?
- 3
What one skill would you like to improve and what’s your plan for doing so?
- 4
Do you think you'll still be motivated 3, 4 years from now?
Interview question formats
Technical34.7%
Behavioral32.1%
Coding14.5%
Other10.5%
Presentation5.4%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Automattic.