Branch Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online. The whole thing took about a month. It was a really thorough process, and the HR folks were super engaging. They made sure I was totally prepped for each part, giving me details like how long each round would be, who would be interviewing me (with their LinkedIn profiles!), what they were looking for, and even some extra open-source stuff to check out. What was awesome about Branch was how on time everything was; interviews started and finished exactly when they said they would, which was pretty cool. Before each round, the interviewers would explain what they were hoping to find, and I'd get feedback within 24 hours. HR also kept in touch during breaks between rounds to make sure I was ready for the next step. The main thing for the interview is to really understand Branch's basic technology well.

I interviewed for the Associate Integration Engineer role at Branch. The process had a few parts. First, a Technical Round with the Manager, focusing on Android basics. Then, an Assignment Round where I had to integrate the Branch SDK into an app and answer questions about it. After that, a Team Fit Round, highlighting Branch's collaborative culture. Lastly, an HR Round, which was both professional and personal, showing their interest in candidates. The recruiting team was really great, super helpful, answered all my questions, and kept things professional.

There were about 7-8 rounds of interviews that took place over 2 months. These included separate rounds for values, about the company, about the company's product, HR, projects, and management. I applied for Associate Integration Engineer, but it ended up being a Support Engineering role. When I asked about this, they explained that they call Support Engineers 'Integration Engineers' at their firm, which felt like a deception. They spend about 4-5 rounds just asking about the company and its product, which seems completely pointless.