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Bolt
Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical System Design
I applied in November and got an email to schedule an interview in February. The process started with an initial recruiter screen with a technical recruiter. Then, I had an interview with the Hiring Manager. After that, it was a virtual onsite with system design and architecture interviews, and a product discussion. The technical recruiter wasn't very friendly, just asked a lot of questions without introducing himself or the company. He also refused to give a salary range. I only made it to the hiring manager call before getting an automated rejection email.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell me about some of your past projects?
- Could you describe the architecture of a project you were involved in?
Bolt
Integration Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
First, I had a call with a recruiter who looked over my resume and asked about my interest in the role. Then, I had a Zoom meeting with the Hiring Manager. After that, I met with a panel of four people who I would be working with. This meeting lasted a little over two hours. Finally, there was a 45-minute Zoom technical screening where I was given a LeetCode Medium/Hard question. I think for a role that doesn't involve daily coding, it would be better to test with real-world scenarios relevant to the job, rather than LeetCode. While the overall experience was good, I don't think LeetCode is the best way to assess technical skills. A take-home problem similar to daily tasks or a screen-sharing session to debug and fix implementation issues would be more appropriate.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given a budget and a candy store inventory, can you select exactly four distinct candy items that sum up to the exact budget, maximizing the use of the money?
Bolt
Human Resources Business Partner
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral
Applied for the role and got an email the next morning for a 15-minute recruiter call. The call happened a week later and went for 30 minutes instead of 15. It was a standard interview asking about why Bolt, what I know about the company, and my experience. The recruiter liked my background with 2 major tech companies. Three days later, I got a message that the hiring manager wasn't interested because I didn't have experience supporting Finance and Legal teams (G&A), which didn't make sense as I mentioned I did. The initial message included a Google Drive link with details about the HR team, benefits, and openings, but the document seemed amateurish and incomplete. I feel like I dodged a bullet with this company.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me why you are interested in Bolt?
- What is your understanding of Bolt?
- Could you walk me through your work history?
Bolt
Customer Success Manager
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a pretty disorganized interview process overall. We began with a 15-minute speed interview that was basically just introductions. They also told me after the interview started that it was for a different role than what was advertised, not before. Next was a virtual onsite with three team members. The questions were standard, but most team members had only been with the company for less than 4 months. The worst part was they said they'd let me know by the end of the week, but it took a full weekend and two more business days after I followed up to find out they chose another candidate. The lack of timeliness and disorganization was evident throughout.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How important is our mission to you, and what skills from previous roles make you a good fit for this position?
- What prior job capabilities make you a strong candidate for this role?
Bolt Interview Questions
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“Given a string like "-(a+b) + c - (d-e)", convert it to an equivalent equation without the brackets.”
Read reports →“Given 2 strings A and B, Find the index of the first substring in A which is an anagram of another string B.”
Read reports →“Can you implement a hashmap that also supports retrieving a random key in constant time?”
Read reports →“Can you count all the paths from the top-left to the bottom-right of an m x n matrix?”
Read reports →“Can you perform DFS in a 2D array?”
Read report →“Given a budget and a candy store inventory, can you select exactly four distinct candy items that sum up to the exact budget, maximizing the use of the money?”
Read report →“Could you write code to find matching values in a list and show the output?”
Read report →“Can you argue a point that everyone else believes is right, but you know is wrong?”
Read report →“Could you solve a DP problem in a 2D array?”
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