Moda Operandi Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process went well, and I found both HR and the hiring manager to be friendly. There was a slight delay in getting the offer because of the holidays, but they were helpful in answering all my questions. I'd definitely recommend them.

I was contacted by the hiring manager on LinkedIn and we had a quick phone call the next day to talk about the job and my background. It went well. Then I was invited for an in-person interview the following week. Sadly, they started my interview over 40 minutes late. There wasn't a real waiting area, just a couch by reception facing the open office. When it finally started, I met with the hiring manager, the team lead, and an HR person, each for about 15 minutes. I was supposed to meet another senior manager, but because of the delay, they couldn't. That was a bummer. The conversations felt good though, and the hiring manager seemed really enthusiastic. They said they'd reach out early the next week with what's next. I sent thank you notes and waited. Over a week went by with no word. I followed up and got a standard rejection email from HR. I thanked HR and asked for feedback, but never heard back.

The interview took place in a nice atmosphere with friendly people. I was asked to prepare and deliver a presentation, which I did, showcasing product ideas. They expressed strong interest in keeping a copy of my presentation. Unfortunately, I never heard back from them after this. It felt ethically questionable to receive someone's work without any follow-up, as if they weren't genuinely hiring but were instead seeking product concepts from candidates who believed they were interviewing for a job. Despite putting significant effort into my preparation and receiving positive feedback on my presentation and interview performance, being told I was a top candidate, I received no further communication.

I started Moda Operandi interview process by having a chat with HR. After that I had a phone screen with a senior engineer where I did a coding exercise. Upon completing the phone screen's coding challenge they invited me on-site. The itinerary given to me was not followed once I arrived onsite. They started my interview about 15 minutes late, a randomly chosen engineer interviewed me and not the VP of engineering that was scheduled since he was "tied up with another candidate". I was taken to some back room closet like office since the office reserved for my interviews were taken totally disregarding the reservation on the office window. Here I was asked system design questions which was pretty straightforward. Next, I finally met the VP of engineering we discussed my background and projects I had worked on in the past. He went into the details about each one. After that, it was time for the next interviewer, but he happened to be out of the office that day so the VP of engineering interviewed me again for another round. After that it was a 2 on 1 interview. This was coding exercise to be coded on the whiteboard. The onsite process was not great. It seems they had their mind already made up on a candidate. Also having 2 out of the 4 engineers that were supposed to interview me being out of the office that day along with the HR coordinator didn't seem like things would go in my favor. I was rejected in the strangest way ever in my career. After a week from my on-site I received an email from HR asking to have a chat with me with no additional information given. Finally we were able to connect and I was asked how I felt about the the team, role and company. So explained my excitement about the role and thought an offer was being extended. Nope! After being asked that and explaining myself I was told they went with another candidate. Bizarre! I feel the process from the on-site interview onwards was a waste of my time and unprofessional. I would not recommend any of my friends or colleagues to interview at this company.