Recharge Payments Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Had a recruiter call then interviewed with the hiring manager. They didn't ask me anything about my skills for the role, more like they asked questions they were comfortable with from their time as an engineer, which felt tangential to the job and not what I applied for. Then got an email saying they went with other candidates more aligned with the role, even though they told me they were hiring for my skillset. It's weird how they knew I wasn't aligned if they never asked me any role-related questions. Felt pretty biased.

The interview process was great. It started with an intro call with the recruiter, then an interview with the Engineering Manager where we discussed general experience and some open-ended questions. After that, I had an onsite interview that included four parts: debugging, coding, product, and pragmatism & scale. Finally, there was an executive interview. Everyone I met was really nice and informative. The recruiters were very helpful in speeding up the process. No crazy or curveball questions were asked. If you're a good engineer and ask good questions, you should do well.

Had a quick 30 min phone call with an external recruiter that ReCharge uses for screening. It was basic, just going through my résumé and experiences. The call ended with a weird "What's your experience with API's?" after I'd already talked about integrating a SaaS product with dozens of APIs and maintaining one. The phone screen was enough to move on to the next step, a Google Hangout with the hiring manager (Adam). This interview was a disaster. He seemed annoyed from the start. He didn't ask about my experience, but instead asked "What do I like about Python" and "Why do I like Flask?". He then word vomited the tech stack (Flask, MySQL, Redis, Circle CI, GCP) and asked if I had questions. I asked about the SDLC, and all I got was "Agile Scrum". It was clear the hiring process lacked thought. Adam didn't want to converse and lacked enthusiasm. The interview was 20 mins of the 45 scheduled. I knew I wasted my time. The next day I got "Unfortunately, we have decided not to proceed with your candidacy...". Truly unprofessional, unpolished interview. Good Luck!