Hard Rock Digital Interview Questions
& Process

It was a 30-minute Zoom case study, no recruiter call before. The interviewer presented a sports betting promotion scenario and asked about five follow-up questions, mainly involving simple calculations. It would be helpful to know how sports betting works and to practice basic math before the interview.

Had a 30-minute call with a recruiter to go over my background and some behavioral stuff. Then, it was a 1-hour technical panel with two engineers. They started with intros, talked about my experience, and asked some general React Native and behavioral questions for about 30 minutes. The questions themselves weren't too tough. After that, we moved on to a coding challenge using CoderPad, which felt like a waste of 1.5 hours. They gave me this messy code with bugs that wouldn't even compile. The task was to go through the code and fix issues, specifically in TypeScript and the bridge. The problem was there was no clear explanation of what needed to be done. They just left comments in random places in the code, and it was super confusing because some comments were related and others weren't. When I asked for clarification, the interviewer basically just read back one of the comments. They expect you to write as much code as possible in just 15 minutes. It seems impossible to understand the goal in that short time. I get they might be worried about people using AI, so they want to make it harder, but why give a confusing test that's impossible to figure out without more details? Why not clearly state the requirements in the description? I've interviewed people before, and you can always check for cheating by asking for a small change or a question about the solution. This whole thing felt like the interviewers weren't experienced enough for the role.

The hiring process was great. It started with a recruiter call, and then I had a single interview stage. It was tough but good, with questions related to the job. They explained the role and team stuff clearly and I got all my questions answered.

The interview process had four stages, which felt like a lot for this type of role, but they were all pretty straightforward and casual. The recruiters were good at keeping in touch until the final stage. I was told I'd know by the end of the week or early the next week, but I had to chase for an update on Tuesday. They said something 'came up' and they hadn't spoken to the hiring managers. I think they probably already offered it to someone else and were waiting to see if they accepted before telling me. I get that, but a heads-up on Friday or Monday would have been nice. About two weeks after my last interview, I got a generic email saying I wasn't successful. It was a pretty bad way to treat people, especially since I spent about 7 hours on interviews and prep. They just sent an email with no feedback at all. I get they can't call everyone, but for the final stages, there are usually only a few candidates, and a quick call takes no more time than an email. Another thing that bothered me from the start was that they don't list salaries in job postings. They asked me what I was looking for instead. When I asked about the salary range, they didn't answer and just confirmed what I'd already told them. Not very transparent or communicative.