Woot Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process starts with an online assessment that should take about 45 minutes to an hour. After that, you'll have a discussion with someone in a similar role to yours, where they'll review your past experiences and what you're seeking in a new position. The final and most challenging round is a full day of four back-to-back interviews. Each interviewer will ask about 5-8 questions, and they'll probe deeper into your answers, asking follow-up questions to explore specific aspects of your experiences. For example, they might ask about a time you missed a deadline and what you did next, followed by questions about what you learned or what you'd do differently. At the end of these interviews, you'll have 5-10 minutes to ask your own questions. I didn't feel I got the role because the hiring manager didn't connect with me, or maybe they thought I should stick to marketing since that was my main focus.

It was a pretty straightforward process. They wanted to hear about my previous work history. It was a bit surprising, but I adapted to the fact that not all hiring managers are interested in hearing about your successes.

I got an email with a questionnaire, and two days later, they asked me for a face-to-face interview. It went well, so they scheduled the second and third interviews for that week. The first interview was just 'tell me about a time' questions, and the interviewer seemed really uninterested. The third interview was unprepared and had some weird, unprofessional questions. They said they'd get back to me in 2-5 days to schedule the next step. I sent thank you emails and waited. On day 7, I emailed all three asking for feedback, but got no response. I emailed HR and was told they forgot about me and don't give feedback. It was very disorganized and not friendly.

So, the interview had some personality questions first, then a pretty weird 21 card shuffle coding challenge. They asked about Big O notation. It was funny because the interviewer seemed clueless about ring buffers like LMAX Disruptor, even after rambling about scalability and Amazon. Then there was a HackerRank test with two problems that seemed impossibly hard, maybe only for recent CS grads with Master's or PhDs.