iHerb Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I was contacted by a recruiter from LinkedIn and we set up a video interview with the hiring manager for the next week, which lasted an hour. The first half hour was spent discussing the role and my background, and the second half hour involved solving two programming problems that weren't too tough. I got positive feedback a week later and scheduled another video interview, but I withdrew because I had already accepted another offer. Overall, it was a good experience. The recruiters, Darren and Kimi, were professional and responsive, and the hiring manager was very pleasant and didn't make things difficult for candidates. It seems like iHerb is expanding in the US, and it's a good place for engineers who enjoy learning and taking on challenges.

I applied online and got contacted by Michael Mandell about a week later. We had a 30-minute call to go over my resume and projects, and I also learned about the company. Then I had two on-site interviews with the Director of New Technologies and the team lead. They were really smart and nice, and we had great discussions. It was cool how they helped me improve a past project. I also met Michael before an interview, and he gave me a tour. Michael kept me updated on the next steps, so I always knew what was going on. He was really responsive by phone and email and answered all my questions, which made me less nervous and more able to focus on the interviews. He's easy to talk to and made the whole thing a good experience.

It was a panel interview. Started with introductions, then a quick round of experience questions on various technologies and applications. Then they dove deeper into technical and application-specific questions. Finished with a coding challenge in my preferred language. I was also given a chance to ask them questions.