Cross River Bank Interview Questions
& Process

It was a pretty easy and standard process with three interviews before the offer stage. The questions were also standard and straightforward. The recruiter gave prompt updates throughout the process until the very end. It was a hybrid role, but before I accepted, I asked if there was a process for reasonable accommodations. I didn't say I wouldn't commit to hybrid, but as soon as I asked that, they rescinded the offer without any notice outside of a docusign email. They called the morning after to say they rescinded.

I had a recruiter call first, then spoke with the hiring manager, followed by a pair interview with my potential teammates. The hiring manager asked about my background and experience, specifically my knowledge of NServiceBus & Terraform. I mentioned I hadn't used them but am always keen to learn new skills quickly. During the pair interview, I answered many questions and solved problems, doing well on all. Near the end, one interviewer also asked about my NServiceBus & Terraform experience, and I gave the same response about being eager to learn. I was later rejected, and upon inquiry, it was revealed that my lack of experience with NServiceBus & Terraform was the deciding factor. This was known from the start by the hiring manager, who still proceeded with the interview process for about 2 hours.

I've been through many interviews as both interviewer and interviewee, so I can confidently say my experience at Cross River was thorough and well-organized. It involved six interviews where I met with HR, the hiring manager, the CFO, and several business partners. I was impressed by how fair and relevant the questions were, and that I had the chance to really show my background and skills. They didn't ask a lot of pointless "what if" questions. Instead, they asked specific questions related to the role. They gave me details about the job's responsibilities and challenges and then asked if I'd faced similar situations. Because of this focused approach, I understood what success looked like and how my skills fit the role after each conversation.

The interactions were pleasant and smooth, but the feedback process was surprisingly long and drawn out, almost as if the position was to be filled after a year. The place and position look promising, but the interview process sucks. It took a few weeks to get past a simple HR intro, then another few weeks to speak with the hiring manager, followed by another couple of weeks for a take-home assignment which had a week-ten day deadline. However, weeks passed by before any feedback, and then more weeks, even months. The HR person and the interviewer seemed like nice people, and I really wish this place was truly aware of its unnecessarily drawn-out process and showed a bit more regard for timely candidate feedback. I started the process in mid-September, and it's now November; this process apparently hasn't even provided feedback on the second stage, and there are a couple more stages. I gave up waiting.