SumUp Android Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Primeira etapa com RH, já em inglês. Segunda etapa com live coding também inglês, implementar algumas coisas simples em um app já criado. Pode consultar a internet. A próxima etapa seria uma entrevista técnica falando também do que foi feito no live coding.

The interview experience started positively up until the final stage, which unfortunately soured my overall impression of the company. It began with a 30-minute recruiter call, which was standard, covering my background and career aspirations. This was followed by a 1-hour hiring manager call, delving deeper into my experience, focusing on projects I'm proud of and my methodologies, along with some high-level discussions on technologies I've used. The next stage was a 1.5-hour technical assessment with two interviewers. This was divided into reviewing and improving Kotlin code snippets, and a live coding task in Android Studio involving Compose UI. The final interview, a 1-hour cross-functional/team fit call with the Engineering Manager and Product Manager, took a negative turn. While the aim was likely to understand my work approach, my answers, reflecting experience in mature environments, seemed to displease the EM, who became confrontational. This led me to suspect issues with their management style or the company culture. The EM also appeared reluctant to answer my questions, providing vague responses or ignoring some entirely, such as inquiries about success criteria for senior/staff engineers, stating that documentation would be provided only upon joining. I'm unsure if my preferred work location, nationality, LinkedIn photo, or work process preferences influenced the outcome, but it's clear I won't be engaging with SumUp recruiters again.

It was 5 rounds of interviews! I was technical from the very start. The first HR interview already involved technical questions. Then I had an interview with their team lead, which was an hour of technical questions. After that, I got a take-home task. I completed it thoroughly, including testing and screenshots. Then there was another 1.5-hour technical interview with two engineers where I had to modify and improve code. Following that, I had another session with the HR person. They gave me really positive feedback based on what everyone else said. Then came one more interview round with two Product Managers asking team-related questions, like how to handle conflict and similar typical questions. They said I did well, and after a day, I got rejected. It took 3 weeks of hard work.