Stem Interview Questions
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Stem.
Stem
DevOps Architect
Staff Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design
I did a take-home assessment where I had to work with EKS, GitOps, Terraform, and ArgoCD. Basically, I created a GitHub project and then deployed an application using Helm charts to an EKS cluster. I also set up everything using Terraform and GitHub Actions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you handle EKS cluster upgrades?
Stem
All-round Employee
Entry Easy Positive experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview, an adventure that starts even before the meeting. The interview and its fundamental rules. The interview from the candidate's and recruiter's perspective. 3 tips to de-stress before the interview. Manage your body language. Salary negotiation. Closing the interview. Types of interviews and how to conduct them. How to prepare for the second interview? Different tests during the job interview. The essential things to remember.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Stem
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The interview process was pretty straightforward. I was actually approached by a recruiting agency, not through a direct application. It started with an initial call to introduce me to what Stem does. Then, I submitted my CV and was given a coding exercise. The exercise was quite fun, and it seems they weren't too strict on it, as I later reviewed it for other candidates. Following that, I had an interview panel with some engineers, the chief architect, and directors from related dev teams (like QA and DevOps). The questions they asked were realistic and not overly complicated.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain how you'd optimize the response time of an API?
- What caching strategies and implementation methods would you use for an endpoint?
Stem
UX Designer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process was pretty standard. It started with HR, then the Hiring Manager, and finally the Team Members. The whole thing spanned about 2-3 weeks and involved 4 interviews with 5 people. They were all really nice and we had some great discussions, but ultimately I didn't get an offer, which is fine. What was frustrating, though, was the lack of consistency. I was repeatedly told how much they liked me and my background, but then in the final interview, they suddenly said my design skills weren't up to par. It was strange because we didn't even review my portfolio or my design decision process during that last interview, which you'd expect when meeting potential co-workers. Even the HR person seemed confused when she delivered the news that they chose another candidate. Usually, I'm okay with that, but the role was posted again the same day, which makes me feel misled and lied to, especially since I thought everyone was so friendly.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are your career aspirations for your next position?
Stem Interview Questions
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“Can you explain the distinction between tuples and lists in Python?”
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Read report →“How do you handle EKS cluster upgrades?”
Read report →“What do I know about the solar developer and EPC base in the northeast?”
Read report →“What caching strategies and implementation methods would you use for an endpoint?”
Read report →“Can you explain how you'd optimize the response time of an API?”
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