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      Software Development Engineer Interview

      2 Jan 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Toptal

      Interview

      Scheduled a skype interview and interviewer did not show up. Then I got an email that I was not accepted and their decision is final. Very poor treatment towards candidates.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      No questions were asked
      Answer question
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      Other Software Development Engineer interview reviews for Toptal

      Software Development Engineer Interview

      27 Apr 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2021

      Interview

      The process is very extensive and annoying. They send you 4 not so straightforward tasks to solve in 90min and obviously you can only accomplish that if you already do a lot of this kind of tasks so you have everything fresh on your mind. You should prepare by doing lots of exercises at Codility and other platforms. Also they monitor everything when you are doing the tasks. The next step was more like an interrogation, but only with the bad cop. The interviewer was kind of aggressive speaking, and made sure to make me totally uncomfortable. Saying that I copied the code (which I did not). When I shared my screen they were very angry because I was looking in other direction to think.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What the 'REST' word stands for?
      2 Answers
      2

      Software Development Engineer Interview

      30 Jun 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Toptal

      Interview

      They have a skill test process that send you a link to complete three tasks in 90 minutes. As a developer, I always rely on StackOverflow and overall google to proceed with my coding skills. Their skill test quiz feels like you are taking a college test and old school way of recruiting. It's not aligned at all with real job environment. No thank you.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The questions were even hard to understand.
      Answer question
      10

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