I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (London, England) in Sept 2021
Interview
3 stage interview
- 45 minute discussion of company, position and CV by video call
- 60 minute coding test with an engineer. Algorithmic problem to be solved in coder pad using any one of its supported languages
- 4 hour 15 minute final interview with 5 different members of the org. This involved questions from a engineering manager, product manager, VP of engineering as well as another 1 hour coding test & 1 hour architectural business problem test
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Give an example of negative feedback you’ve received and how you dealt with it.
Architecture question - Given a simple business system like a system for booking calls with experts how might you add the functionality to check experts against a 3rd party vetting service. Data modelling, API design and storage solution questions