Piksel Interview Questions
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So I felt like I wasted about 4 hours on the interviews. The first call was good and positive. Then I had a face-to-face interview, which was also good, but it ended abruptly, which was unprofessional. It was weird that a guy who just started 3 weeks ago was in the interview, and he didn't add much. After almost two weeks, I had a third interview with the hiring manager and a colleague. We seemed to repeat the same questions a lot, and it was getting tedious after almost 2 hours. I think I talked myself out of the job. What really annoyed me was that every time I brought up salary or package details, they shut me down saying it wasn't the right time, even though I took time off and prepared a lot. I'm not working for free! It started positive but ended up being a waste of time. I feel a bit ghosted, and it seems they might have used me to practice interviewing since they haven't filled the role. I thought they were progressive, but now I'm not so sure.

The process was very slow, and it felt like they ghosted candidates. It took over a week from the initial email to setting up the first phone interview. After the first 40-minute phone interview, the next stage was another phone interview, which was more technical and lasted about 35 minutes, scheduled a week later. Four days after that, I got an email to schedule an in-person interview for the following week. The in-person interview was pretty relaxed and similar to the first two phone interviews. The office seemed cool, like a startup. After the interview, they said they'd get back to me within a week about the next steps or if they chose another candidate. They also said I could email them anytime with questions. It's been three weeks, and I haven't heard back or gotten a reply to my emails. Complete radio silence, which is weird since we were in constant contact for the past month. It really feels like a waste of time. I found out from other reviews that this is common for this company, which is really unprofessional.

I was contacted via StackOverflow and saw the kind of developer they were looking for. I had phone interviews, one with HR and another with the Senior Front End developer leader. Then, I had a 1:1 interview using a whiteboard where I was asked to implement a tab window that loaded content with AJAX using Javascript, CSS, and HTML. It was a valuable experience because although I thought I knew CSS well, the interview revealed my significant gaps in CSS knowledge. They complimented my core Javascript skills but stated my lack of CSS expertise prevented me from getting the position. Since then, I've focused on studying CSS 2.1 and am now learning CSS 3, which has accelerated my development process as I now understand how CSS properties like display, position, and margins work.

The agency set up the first technical phone interview. The interviewer called on time and did a quick screening of core technologies for about 30 minutes. They asked if I had any questions at the end. Then, I had a face-to-face interview with an architect and a resource manager that lasted around 100 minutes. They asked a lot of in-depth questions about my past projects and the technologies I've used. After passing the face-to-face, I got an offer in a couple of days, so their interview to offer process was really quick. You can negotiate a small raise, and it'll be handled through the agency. Some recent interviews also included an extra written technical test. My advice is to know your core technologies and frameworks really well. If you don't know something, just say so, because the architects at ioko are talented and reasonable; they won't judge you on just a few wrong answers. They are talented and friendly people. Be ready to work on different projects in highly agile teams. You'll be working with the best technologies, so be prepared to perform at your best as they have high standards. It's a work-focused culture, and you might need to travel to client sites.