Fieldwire Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I got contacted on LinkedIn and had a phone chat with a technical recruiter. Then, I went through an hour-long live coding test, kind of like LeetCode. I felt pretty good about it. After that, I did a take-home assessment and then a 3-hour "on-site" interview. The 3-hour on-site was a bit much, honestly. It was like 3 interviews back-to-back, and I had to take time off work for it. Felt like a waste of my time since I didn't get an offer and clearly messed something up. It would have been better if they spaced them out so the later ones could be canceled if I didn't do well early on, saving me time off my current job for a job I won't get. The technical deep dive was confusing; they didn't give much direction on what they were looking for, so I think that's where I messed up. The system design question was for just one user, which also threw me off since I prepared for more typical questions. They rejected me saying the role was filled, which felt impersonal after I spent over 10 hours interviewing and prepping. The company culture seemed really good though, I just wish the interview process was more manageable for someone working full-time.

The recruiter was super responsive after each interview. It kicked off with a quick recruiter chat about my background and what I'm looking for salary-wise. Then, I had a 1-hour session with the hiring manager where I had to solve a LeetCode-style problem. After that, there were two paths: either a take-home project followed by a 3-hour virtual onsite that included a 1-hour extension of the take-home, a 1-hour deep dive into a past project, and a 1-hour systems design problem, OR a 3.5-hour virtual onsite with a 1.5-hour live coding session, a 1-hour project deep dive, and a 1-hour systems design question. Finally, I met with the VP of Engineering.

After an initial phone screen, I had a 45-minute coding interview with a senior engineer or lead. I didn't pass, but I gotta give them props for giving me a functioning UI and asking me to add features – it's a super realistic coding scenario and a nice change from typical coding interviews. HR did say I could choose the programming language, but that wasn't entirely true... you can't really use C++ to work with the DOM after being given CSS, HTML, and JS files. Usually, when HR says that, they mean for an algorithms/CS type of question. Still, it was the most realistic interview I've ever seen.