Binti Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

So the CEO reached out to me directly which made me very interested in the job because I really liked the company’s mission. I decided to go for it and the process began with a recruiter call, then I did an async technical interview, and the final round was in-person onsite. However, the whole process felt super disorganized and like they were making it up as they went. They told me I made it to the final onsite before they even knew what it would entail. The onsite interview itself wasn’t the best experience, one interviewer seemed really checked out and didn’t respond much, and only started typing after I’d ask a question. I wasn’t sure if they were doing their own work or taking notes on me, it felt awkward and not very professional. The technical part focused a lot on Ruby on Rails, which was unexpected since my experience is mainly in infrastructure and backend systems. It felt like they expected deep Rails knowledge for a role that wasn’t really defined that way and honestly, I think the stack is a bit old for their goals. After that, they said they wanted someone with more years of experience and more full-stack background. This feedback didn’t really make sense given my resume clearly shows my strong infrastructure and backend focus, and they could have seen that way earlier. It felt like we weren’t on the same page from the start and it was a big waste of my time. On a good note, I still think the company’s mission and their work is great, but the interview experience was really disappointing, felt like a waste of time, and showed how poorly they operate internally.

I talked to the recruiter, then the hiring manager, and I had a take-home technical test. After that, I met the team, but unfortunately, I didn't make it past that stage. It's a shame because the company's mission, the role itself, and the people were exactly what I was looking for. I've been through a few interviews, and this process was definitely one of the better ones. You can tell they really care about their employees. I'm hoping to stay in touch for any future opportunities.

I was contacted by a recruiter and had a brief phone screen, after which the subsequent interview stages were arranged. There were three additional rounds. The first round was with an engineering manager, and it involved solving JavaScript problems similar to those found on LeetCode, which I felt went well. The second round was intended to be a behavioral interview with several team members, including the CTO, but it unexpectedly included a system design component that I wasn't prepared for. I generally enjoyed this part, especially discussing the company's future with the CTO. However, the system design portion caught me by surprise as I had focused my preparation solely on behavioral questions. Despite this, the questions were reasonable. The final round was a coding exercise where I had access to some of their codebase to complete a task resembling a real work assignment. This task was entirely front-end oriented and required me to add a feature using Rails, a technology I have no prior experience with, and this requirement was also not communicated beforehand. The assignment was for three hours, and I spent a significant portion of that time learning Rails and their framework. I managed to get part of the feature functional but encountered a few bugs by the end of the time limit. The most significant issue I faced was the lack of communication after the interviews. Given that it's a small startup, I anticipated a rejection after a week of no response, but I followed up for feedback. While I understand people are busy, I expected better communication from a company that claims 'create love through empathy' as a core value, especially after sending two follow-up emails without a reply. After several more weeks with no response to my second follow-up, I emailed the recruiting coordinator, copying the recruiter. Within 30 minutes, the coordinator apologized via email, and the recruiter called to explain that they typically inform candidates of results via phone calls. While I appreciate their eventual response, it felt disingenuous that it only came after escalating the issue beyond the recruiter. For those attracted to this company by its mission or potential social impact, it's worth noting that it remains a startup where, despite stated values, profit is likely the primary driver.