I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Vertex
Interview
I was bumped from SE II to SE IV after they saw my experience, then senior during the interview process. After that, they rejected me saying they were looking for an SE II (the position I applied for) not a senior at this time. Each round of interview took 2-4 weeks between, where I talked to different people and nobody quite seemed to know whose court the ball was in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a hide-and-seek simulator in Java using 90s Java semantics. Basically a test of knowledge about dynamically-sized arrays, standard library random, and C++-style OO. About the challenge level of a CS102 course.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Vertex in Jan 2025
Interview
Round 1: Screening
Round 2: Online coding assessment
Round 3: Behavioral Round
Round 4: Technical round
The interview process was straightforward. The interviewers were friendly and the interview was conversational. Enjoyed talking with the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions based on my resume. How do you migrate a monolith to a microservices architecture?
