I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Toptal (San Diego, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Conversation which I found pretty bizarre - individual displayed great pomposity. Then a HackerRank test consisting of 3 difficult programming puzzles to be completed with 90 minutes. The goals of the test and passing criteria were not made clear at the outset. Upon completion of the test I was told I failed. It seems the interviewer did not look at my carefully commented and constructed code at all and simply went by the automatic scoring system. I had expected a qualified engineer might review my efforts, but no. Scores are all they look at.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Solve a knight's tour problem on an infinite chess board.
Tech screening and then tech interview, leetcode style questions. Then there was a take home project.. not in-person. all done remotely and online. Good interviewers, helpful, easy process and good communication
I applied to Toptal and I'm having an interview days later. What can I prepare for now? I wanna get some details or tips from you. Please help me with your toptal screening interview experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the last project you have worked on and what did you do in that project?
4 step interview. small hr call , then technical interview with 3 easy-medium problems. third step was project and after that another call with hr. overall not hard to pass
