Paxos Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process here is pretty wild. It starts with a recruiter call, then a hiring manager screen, followed by a coding interview. After that, there's a virtual onsite which includes coding, system design, and behavioral questions. If you get through that, you have a 30-minute CTO call. Finally, there's a call with the CEO who can reject you for seemingly no reason, even if everyone else thinks you're a good hire. I actually liked talking to the engineers and other interviewers, those chats were good. But after weeks and multiple rounds where I did well, the CEO just said no. No real feedback or logical explanation, just a rejection after I put in hours of work. The recruiter was also basically MIA, making it hard to get timely responses or updates, which just makes the whole drawn-out process worse. Other reviews suggest this happens a lot, with the CEO rejecting people arbitrarily after they've gone through the whole process. It feels like a pattern and it's disrespectful to waste candidates' time like this. Seven or more rounds just for the CEO to veto everything on a whim is insulting. This company doesn't value candidates' time at all. Better to look elsewhere.

The interview process began with an initial review by a director, who asked common questions to assess basic fit for the Engineering Manager role. Following this, I was assigned a recruiter and had six subsequent interviews with the team over approximately ten days. These interviews were generally straightforward, with one notable exception: a somewhat unconventional technical interview that lacked clear instructions regarding expectations or system requirements. Interestingly, most interviewers did not delve into my specific technical experience from my resume; the discussions remained largely superficial. Even the technical interviewer focused on behavioral questions, which felt counterproductive given my primary focus on frontend development. Communication with the recruiters was poor, as they were unresponsive to questions throughout the process. After completing all seven interviews, I received no feedback or rejection from the recruiters or the director, which was unprofessional. Some interviewers appeared unprepared, asked weak questions, and seemed inconvenienced by the process. While a few interviewers were late, this is common in the industry.

The interview process consisted of two rounds. The first was a group interview that lasted about 30-40 minutes, where they asked some ideation questions and did teamwork exercises to check leadership potential. The second interview was with the CEO to see if I was a good personality fit.

I was reached out to by a Paxos recruiter directly about a potential opportunity. We scheduled a quick 20-30 minute call to chat about what I'm looking for and what Paxos has to offer. The call itself didn't go great, honestly. The recruiter dug super deep into my resume, asking very specific questions about details from years ago, almost line by line. It was weird because I didn't even know how they found my resume, and the questions were so closed off I couldn't really talk about my skills or experience. They didn't ask me what I was looking for in a role at all, even though it was mentioned in the emails. The recruiter seemed unprepared, didn't know about salary ranges, and said they were new. Honestly, it felt like less of a chance to show what I can do than if I had just applied directly. The follow-up email was also pretty abrupt, starting with 'Unfortunately, it's not good news,' and didn't even leave the door open for the future.