Tempo Software Interview Questions
& Process

It was a phone screening with HR, then a casual chat with the hiring manager. After that, there was a technical SQL interview, and finally, a non-technical interview with stakeholders. The whole thing took weeks and I had to keep chasing the recruiter. The stakeholder interview was a bit of a downer though, even if they were being honest about the company culture. They played good cop/bad cop and seemed to be trying to provoke a reaction by questioning my background. Even with the recruiter being unresponsive, I'm glad it's over. The pay isn't great either.

First, I had a quick call with the recruiter to see if it was a good fit. Then, I met with two people from the design team. We talked a lot about my design process and looked at some of my past projects. It was pretty chill, and we even talked about hobbies. After that, they gave me a take-home assignment that took a couple of hours. They wanted to check out my skills with their design tools and see my approach. The final step was a chat with the VP of Product, just a casual meeting. The whole thing took about two weeks, and then they made me an offer.

The company contacted me about an open position, thinking I was a good fit. I went through 7 interviews over 6 weeks. I had to do an account management case study challenge, but then I got a rejection. They then offered to interview me for another role, but that was another rejection. The final feedback was that the role needed 'someone with much more experience'. It's weird they reached out in the first place. They took 2 weeks to get back to me and lost my case study... The whole interview timeline was way too long, responses from the team were very slow, leadership seemed indecisive, and the role requirements were unclear. There was also no set timeline for hiring. I felt like they didn't respect my time and sent mixed signals about what they wanted and what the job entailed.

They were really keen and stressed how urgent the role was, asking me to change my plans for interviews. I juggled things for them a few times, but then it went dead silent. I tried reaching out multiple times over weeks, but heard nothing back. Months later, I finally got a quick message saying they'd hired someone else. It was pretty disappointing not to get basic communication. If you're going to rush candidates and expect them to adapt to your schedule, the least you can do is give them a prompt update when you're moving on. A quick rejection email is easy. Going silent for months just shows a real lack of respect for people's time. My advice is to guard your time and not change your schedule or backburner other prospects just because they say it's urgent. Keep all your options open until you get an actual offer.