Persado Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 6 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Persado.
Persado
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I had my interview with Persado back in September. The whole process had three stages, and a different engineer led each one. It wasn't heavy on algorithm or data structure questions. Instead, they asked quick questions to see if I was familiar with the programming language they use, rather than testing my problem-solving skills. I'd say the questions weren't too hard overall, though you're up against other candidates, so it's not a direct measure of how easy it is to get an offer. All the interviewers were really nice and easy to talk to, making it one of the better interview experiences I've had.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What approach would you take to avoid two users registering with the identical email address at the very same moment?
- If you had a SQL database with tables for users and tasks, where a user can have multiple tasks, what query would you construct to retrieve all users who do not have any tasks associated with them?
Persado
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
We started with a Skype interview where we chatted and you were asked one conceptual technical question. Then, there was a 2-hour on-site interview. This involved talking to 3 different people back-to-back. First, the Director of Engineering asked some generic coding problems. Next, a Senior Ruby engineer focused on Rails-specific topics and gave a couple of Ruby coding problems. Finally, a Senior JS engineer covered JS and front-end topics, including one Git question.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain how you implement the revealing module pattern in JavaScript?
Persado
Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a long process with many steps which I followed to the letter and reached to the final step. Then I was informed that they would now proceed with my candidacy because I was lacking the skills they knew that were missing from day one. This has left me with the feeling that it was a waste of time for me.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell us about a really difficult situation you were in.
Persado Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Persado interview reports.
“Can you write a function that calculates the total number of possible sequences to reach level N from level 0, given that a person can take at most M steps at a time?”
Read reports →“If you had a SQL database with tables for users and tasks, where a user can have multiple tasks, what query would you construct to retrieve all users who do not have any tasks associated with them?”
Read reports →“Can you explain single-type inheritance in Rails?”
Read reports →“Can you explain RESTful APIs?”
Read reports →“What approach would you take to avoid two users registering with the identical email address at the very same moment?”
Read report →“Could you explain how you implement the revealing module pattern in JavaScript?”
Read report →“What are some common design patterns you use?”
Read report →“Tell me about your experience with databases.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Persado interview reports.