Litmus Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and heard back from Litmus about a month later. I got past the initial phone screen and then had a second interview with two team members. Unfortunately, I received a generic rejection email the very next business day. They stated they wouldn't provide feedback, which I found odd given the positive conversation, laughter, and their acknowledgment of my good questions and relatable discussions. It felt unprofessional not to get any feedback after dedicating hours to the process, especially when they'd moved me past the initial screening. It makes you wonder how they treat their employees if this is how they handle rejections.

The interview process is full of gimmicks and lazy interviewers. Stay away! They interview via messaging on Slack to test your written communication skills. It is awkward, jarring and completely ridiculous to sit there watching a slow typer finish typing their message. Whatever happened to the good old way of hopping on a video call! Next, they sent a 4-hour (yes it is that long) take home coding test. The standard across other companies I've interviewed seems to be no longer than 2 hours but these people assume you've got nothing better to do with your time. The test itself was easy. I made sure I followed every instruction and everything worked exactly as intended. The response I received was completely baffling as the feedback I got reeked of laziness and disinterest on the evaluator's part. These people don't even bother to test your code properly on their local machine to ensure it works. They expect you to go above and beyond the instructions to even stand a chance, what's the point of instructions if candidates can just go rogue. Plus having already spent 4 hours on this task isn't going to make me want to go the extra mile. Additionally, most companies hop on a call after you send the coding test to explain your decisions, potential tradeoffs, etc. You get no such chance here! Do not make the mistake of accepting a 4 hour coding test. They clearly don't value your time or effort.

It started with a chat with the hiring manager, then a take home project. After that, there was a code review question and answer session with some of the engineering team members. Then I talked to the CTO, and finally, someone from the team I would be joining. Everything was over video and the hiring manager set it all up. The whole thing took about a month from applying to getting the offer. I liked that the questions felt like they were actually about the job, and they asked them in a casual way. They didn't do those quiz-like or academic tech questions, and they weren't focused on algorithm problems that don't relate to actual software engineering work. It seemed like they cared as much about how you explained your technical decisions as the decisions themselves. Overall, interviewing at Litmus was a really fair, nice, helpful, and good experience.

The interview process was unorganized, inconsiderate, and unprofessional. It started with a phone screen with a recruiter. Then I had a meeting with one of the sales managers who said they enjoyed our chat and wanted to meet in person. A different recruiter then set up an in-person interview with the two managers at their office. This meeting got rescheduled twice on their end; one time because the managers decided to work from home that day. On the rescheduled in-person interview date, I arrived at the office only to find out that both managers had decided to work from home. The recruiter and team were unsure if they were even in the office. I wasn't told about any changes beforehand, and the recruiter seemed unaware too. To make things worse, the interview "panel" changed several times while I was on-site. Initially, I was told I'd meet two senior leaders since the managers were working remotely. Then, a team colleague came in to interview me, totally unprepared. They thought the managers were in the office and would meet me later. After that meeting, I waited in the conference room for about 15 minutes. The same colleague came back, said they were done with interviews for the day because no one was in the office, and gave me a quick "office tour." This whole experience showed how the company views its culture and recruiting process, and frankly, its people. The team didn't communicate well; members didn't know if managers were available or in the office, and the recruiter wasn't updated on absences and had no backup plan for the absent interview panel. A few days later, the recruiter contacted me to say Litmus wasn't moving forward with my application.