Jet Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involves a series of technical discussions and problem-solving exercises, along with general questions focusing on past work experience. Questions were challenging and substantive, both academic (re: algorithms, etc) and technical (in depth features of more than one modern programming language).

The interview process was very smooth, timely, and professional. It kicked off with a technical phone interview that featured one easy-ish technical question and then spent the other half on behavioral questions. Next, I was invited onsite for four rounds of interviews. Two of those rounds focused on algorithms and data structures, one round also on algorithms and data structures but with a focus on code quality evaluated on a laptop, and one round was a system design question. Following that, there was another round with a hiring manager, and that concluded the process! It was a good mix of technical assessment and behavioral/culture fit checks throughout, and every interviewer seemed genuinely happy to be there, engaged, and friendly. They provided opportunities to discuss my strengths and allowed the conversations to flow naturally.

I was reached out to by a recruiter at Jet.com. After an initial interview through Karat.io, I had an on-site interview that lasted about 5 hours and was pretty easy. The recruiter on-site said I'd hear back the next day, but I didn't. I sent an email a couple days later to check on their decision, and then another email, but it's been completely silent since the interview. The only contact I had with a recruiter was when they first reached out and then after the on-site. It's really unprofessional for Jet to go silent and not give any decision, even a negative one, or even a simple thank you email.