I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Torq (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jan 2026
Interview
I had a phone interview with HR, followed by a Zoom interview with the Chief Architect (the hiring manager) and the Head of Infrastructure.
It was a very positive and interesting conversation. I received a demo during the interview.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Torq (Washington, DC) in Jun 2025
Interview
Interview with their internal recruiter went great. She was very enthusiastic about me as a candidate and was very quick to pass me along to the next step of the interview. I then met with the BDR Manager, who immediately had an awkward fake personality. It was very difficult to connect with this person, as if they had preconceived notions. They also made comments about my experience as if I was overqualified, which I was but also had recent experience in this role. This younger manager, seemed intimidated by someone with confidence and more experience than them. Even kept referencing how much coaching is involved in the role, sounded like they are a babysitter. I was then told by the recruiter I was not moving on - she called me like she enjoys telling people they've been disqualified. I then received very candid feedback that was harsh and inaccurate. Even referencing that I was slouching. I have documented back and neck issues and it effects my posture, so they are clearly judging appearances and medical conditions. Their candid feedback also mentioned that I talked too much about my previous employer --- the one that was the same role and the same space. So I talked about my experience in a similar role too much.. I guess I should have talked about my experience outside of work?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an example of feedback you received tough feedback from your manager.
Very pleasant process overall,
starting with hr phone call, then short meeting with team lead and then the rest...
good and transparent communication with recruitment department and the interviewers,
giving you good feeling of the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provided a diagram of some basic app and db and you are required to explain how you would provision it making it HA.