Bottomline Interview Questions
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So I had four interviews. First was like a quick chat with the recruiter, just talking about me and the job. Then I talked to the director of software engineering, and he hit me with some technical questions on the tools we use like Java and SQL. After that, I had a chat with a senior software engineer. He asked more tech questions, plus stuff about data structures and algorithms, like how to reverse a string in Java and how to handle matching parentheses. I didn't actually code live, just talked through my approach. The last interview was with the VP of engineering, and he asked a lot of the same technical questions. It all seemed to go well, but they ended up hiring someone with more experience.

A recruiter from the company contacted me on LinkedIn about a job opening. I went through a total of 4 interviews. The interviews themselves were good, but scheduling them was a real hassle. I had to keep following up for weeks just to get updates, and they'd either ignore me or say they were still interviewing. My first interview was in early November, and the next two were within a week. After a lot of chasing, I finally got the fourth and final interview scheduled, which was a full month after the third. Then, silence for another month despite my constant check-ins. I finally got a hold of the recruiter, who told me the team liked me but their priorities had shifted and they were no longer hiring for that role, but rather for someone more junior. So, two months of my time were wasted because they reached out to me and then decided not to hire for the role after a lengthy process.

I was contacted by a Senior Recruiter on LinkedIn and had an initial call that went well. She suggested I move on to the next stage, which was an interview with the Manager of Customer Success. A Zoom meeting was set up, and I joined a minute before it was supposed to start. I ended up waiting for about 15 minutes, but the manager never showed up. After that, my attempts to contact the recruiter to reschedule were met with silence. I get that companies might choose other candidates, but it's basic courtesy to at least let someone know instead of wasting their time. It was totally unprofessional, and if that's how Bottomline operates in other departments, I'm glad I didn't get involved further.

Applied online for the Principal Engineer role. Had a recruiter call on July 18th, 2024, and the first technical interview was set for July 31st, 2024. The first interview was good, the interviewer was humble and realistic, even letting me reference materials. It focused on experience and problem-solving approach rather than memorization, which was appreciated. I advanced to a second round with the engineering manager. However, during the first round, I realized the job expectations didn't align with my view of a Principal Engineer role. I discussed this with the engineering manager in the second round and decided not to proceed due to the mismatch.