Kabbage Interview Questions
& Process

So the first round was all about DSA, like trees, graphs, hashmaps, and matrices. Then the second round had scenario-based questions for CN and OS. You gotta brush up on the basics of both and how to use them in real life. The third round was with HR.

The first two interviews were good. I met with the VP of Brand, Content and Communications and the Web Designer & Developer. They were pleasant, personable, and easy to talk to, as well as thorough and detailed. Everyone I interviewed with was a white man. Most of them had flimsy explanations of how the company promotes diversity and inclusion. Then the last interview... Kabbage rescheduled my 3rd interview without confirming with me, even though they knew I have a full-time job. It was a 2-hour block, which felt like a screw-you to my time. That was the first red flag. I was supposed to meet with 4 people for 30 minutes each, back-to-back for two hours. Then they ambushed me with a panel interview of 4 white men. It felt like a fraternity. One particularly unpleasant fellow laughed about my Zoom background like he was entitled to see inside my home during an interview. That's when the interview was over for me and I checked out. He was also the timekeeper and made it clear he had better things to do. Not one of those 4 guys could crack a smile; they seemed miserable. I guess they assumed I didn't read their horrible Glassdoor reviews. Any positive review on there is fake and you can tell by the short, canned descriptions. Kabbage was recently acquired by American Express, and we all know what that means: big changes, layoffs, restructuring, etc. I asked about the recent acquisition and company restructuring because I'm not stupid, and I got a hostile response. That question was unwelcome, and the response told me everything I needed to know. The company is going through a lot of changes and layoffs, which is all in the reviews. They wanted someone who is a marketer, coder, developer, AND designer. Those are not the same thing. Marketing professionals identify strategies and techniques to attract customers, determine pricing based on demand and supply, help maximize profits, and grow market share. They also aid in new product development and critique market trends; creative people don't handle this. Kabbage is trying to get someone to do 2 or 3 people's jobs but only compensate for one. Again, missed me with that. A jack of all trades is a master of none. Don't waste your time with this circus; the clowns are insufferable.

This place really isn't worth your time, and they'll end up wasting yours. The people were alright, and so were their questions. But they use offshore recruiters who are terrible at responding, leaving you to wonder if your emails vanish into thin air until they finally get back to you days later. I went through six interviews over a month, plus an unpaid skills test. And here's a fun fact: when a company asks you to do a test without paying you, they're basically passing their operational costs on to you, with no guarantee your work won't end up in their actual products. This is especially sketchy because ideas don't get stolen, they get laundered. So, imagine a whole month of this nonsense during a booming job market. By the time they finally made an offer, it was just too little, too late.

First, I had a 20-30 minute phone chat about my background and experience. We also went over salary ideas and the recruiter told me about the company, its history and culture. Then, they laid out the rest of the hiring process. After that, I came in for an in-person interview. The recruiter showed me around the facility and where I'd be working. I was told I'd meet with three people. Then, I waited in a huddle room and interviewers came in one by one. Two guys showed up together and interviewed me, asking a bunch of questions.