First American Financial Corporation Interview Questions
& Process

The interview included a general chat about my past projects and a low-level design discussion. Then, I was given a DSA question. When I asked for clarification, the interviewer mentioned that the questions change frequently and I'd need to understand it myself to explain it. I'm not sure what they were trying to assess if they weren't clear on the question themselves.

The interview process is pretty standard. It started with a recruiter chat, then a hiring manager interview, followed by panel interviews and a chat with leadership. My recruiter call was mostly about company culture, not really about the job itself, felt more like they were trying to sell the company. The second round was with the UX design hiring manager and was supposed to be about skills, but it was a mess. This role had been open forever, tons of candidates, but they kept reposting it. It makes you wonder what they're even doing. They finally took the posting down. The hiring manager was late, seemed tired, and had a bunch of excuses. She read questions from a script, saying it helped her stay organized, but it just seemed lazy and unprepared. The whole thing was draining, not a professional chat at all. She didn't show any leadership or enthusiasm. She seemed like she was just there for the paycheck, not invested in the team. It's clear there's no process, collaboration, or innovation happening. The creative team feels stuck, and leadership is out of touch with current trends. They want top talent but the pay doesn't match. The job reposting just screams that they can't keep people or don't value them. They're just going through the motions without fixing the real problems. It's a bummer because they expect a lot but don't offer a fair or motivating environment.

It started off okay and then got brutal. First was a recruiter phone chat, which went great. Then a video call with the hiring manager and their boss, about an hour, went pretty well. Next, I went to the office for an in-person interview with the hiring manager, their boss, and another peer from a different group. The manager I hadn't met made a comment about my clothes, which was unprofessional even if meant as a compliment. For the next hour, the hiring manager asked zero questions. The senior leader asked 4-5 questions. The third person interrogated me with questions that felt accusatory and unrelated to the job. After the hour, the senior and other manager apologized to the hiring manager for not letting them ask questions. I offered to stay longer, and the hiring manager wanted to talk more, but the others left for meetings. I then had a good 30-35 minute chat with the hiring manager. They seemed to like me and asked questions suggesting they'd move forward, but I'm still waiting to hear back. I've never left an interview so drained from rapid-fire, unrelated questions from someone not even hiring me.

The whole process was smooth. Firstly, the company conducted a presentation, and then the test process began. The first round was a Group Discussion (GD) based on common topics. Out of 72 students who attended, 30 were shortlisted for the interview rounds. There were two technical rounds and one HR round. In the technical rounds, they only asked questions from the resume submitted, nothing outside of it. They focused more on the projects and the tools and technologies used in them. If you're thorough with CS fundamentals, it will be easy. The HR round involved a few questions and discussions about the company's culture; it lasted about 5 to 10 minutes. Both technical rounds were 40 to 30 minutes long each.