KUBRA Interview Questions
& Process

So the process was pretty standard, you know. First, a recruiter screen, then a technical test. After that, I had an interview with the hiring manager and director. Finally, it got to the offer stage. But honestly, this whole thing was the worst interview and offer experience I've ever had. They offered me way less than I expected, like a full 10k less than they gave to a former colleague who left a month before me. And my colleague was actually a level below me at our old company, so I thought asking for a similar salary made sense, especially since I'm in a higher cost of living area. Even though I didn't mention my colleague's offer during negotiations, I figured asking for 10k more in tech was totally reasonable. Negotiation is part of it, right? Worst they can do is say no, or so I thought. Instead of countering or just saying the offer was final, they completely pulled the offer. I've never seen that before, it's really not right. I totally suspect my gender played a role, and now I'm telling everyone I can to stay away from interviewing with this company.

So I had an HR call, then a Hackerrank assessment, followed by an onsite interview. The day after the onsite, my recruiter called and said I was their top candidate and they wanted to move forward. We discussed the next steps, which would be reference checks. He mentioned a potential offer by the end of the week, calling it expedited hiring and saying I'd need to accept within 3 days of receiving it. After submitting my references, I waited 3 days with no update. I reached out for a status and was told the team decided to go in a different direction. I was surprised by this vague update, especially since he didn't even update me proactively. My experience with the engineering team was positive, and I felt I could work well with them. However, the recruiter's lack of communication at the end left a bad impression, which contradicts their advertised culture. It's frustrating to have gone through the whole process, especially since my references had to complete forms on Xref, which took their time and effort. I'm confused how being the "top candidate" with "expedited hiring" led to this. They've reposted the FE role again. I'd suggest holding off on their process right now as it seems they're uncertain about hiring or what they're looking for.

HR reached out on LinkedIn about a job. I had to chase them for a while, sending about 10 emails over two weeks to get a call scheduled. Once we finally talked, it was a good chat. The next interview was with two team leads and the Director. We had to schedule it a few weeks out because the leads were on vacation. This interview was mostly about discussing their current issues and how I'd solve them. Surprisingly, there were hardly any behavioral questions and only a few technical ones in the two-hour meeting. The team was nice to talk to, though. Then, I got called in to meet the VP. This is where things got really weird. They mentioned I'm a parent, and the interview just stopped. The VP said, 'Oh, you have kids? Well, I have all that I need here. Thanks, and I wish you the best.' He practically walked out before I could even get up. It was only 15 minutes in. I've never felt so bad after a professional interaction. It's shocking that kind of 'leadership' behavior exists. Guess I'm lucky to see it now. Thankfully, I landed a better manager role with a big IT company soon after.

Got a call from recruitment for an initial quick screening and to schedule the interview. When I got there, I had to do a short written test. After that, two team leads spoke with me, discussed the test, and asked me about myself and my work history. Then, two more leads asked me similar personal questions, but no technical ones. Finally, I interviewed with the department director, who mostly asked personal questions, with only one easy technical question. TLDR: Written test (VB, C#, SQL inner join), then two interviews with team leads asking interpersonal questions, followed by an interview with the director asking mostly interpersonal questions. I think if you don't get through all three rounds, you probably messed up.