I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (Denver, CO) in Jan 2018
Interview
In short, this was the most personal and accomodating interview process I've ever experienced. Gusto treats people with such respect and hospitality it is hard to believe. They have invested so much thought and effort into taking care of people. I would highly recommend Gusto to anyone.
An existing Gusto engineer recommended me for the position via an email introduction. I then had a few emails and phone calls assessing feasibility. After this, I was directed to a recruiter who assisted me throughout the rest of the process. The recruiter always followed up right away after my scheduled meetings to assess my experience, provide answers to my questions, and setup next steps.
I had two separate one-hour remote interviews consisting of some conversation and a coding challenge via coder pad. One interview included a common algorithm and one included an interesting algorithm I had not seen before. At some point, I had also spoken to the Engineering Manager in more detail about the company and role.
I was then flown to Denver, CO for some final onsite interviews. This was half a day of office tours, code challenges, and culture discussions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to solve a problem involving somewhat of a pathfinding algorithm. Given a hallway with a set of lights in various positions and of various light casting radii, determine if the hallway can be crossed while remaining in the unlit areas of the hallway.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jun 2025
Interview
Initial recruiter phone call followed by technical phone screen. Question was a simple data parsing to extract/aggregate JSON data. Interview was friendly, and wrapped up with closing questions. I received a rejection email a week later, with no details.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given the following JSON data, aggregate statistics based on the request.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto in Mar 2025
Interview
I was surprised by how cumbersome this interview was, several rounds, on top of take home project. It's really rigorous for a company that isn't FAANG level. Honestly a take home and a discussion of a take home is enough technical signal, instead its take home, coding, take home extension live and systems design, plus values and behavioral session. It's a huge time investment for pay and benefits that are not very competitive.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jan 2025
Interview
medium difficulty, or easier if you look up the q+a's before. one interviewer was late, and had the nerve to mark off points for time. so i did not get a job.
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