I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Slack in May 2022
Interview
After recruiter call, which went very smoothly and professionally, there is a hiring manager interview. The recruiter walked me through what to expect and how to prepare for it. I was initially set to interview with a manager, and few hours before the interview I was told they are switching up the person who should be interviewing me, because the manager in not available. The replacement was a developer and not a manger, and although I was told by the recruiter that this interview will be only behavioral and not technical, the interviewer expected to hear about technical aspects on each and every question they asked, and when you are trying to communicate the behavioural aspects in your answers, you don't feel the necessity to dive deep in technical aspects of the problem. There were also technical irrelevant questions in the interview which was unexpected and surprising. The interviewer was indirectly doing a tech screen and not a behavioural interview, which would have been fine if I knew this is not a behavioural interview, but wasn't the case. They were unmotivated to hear any of the answers, would tell me to give a different and more technical example of the situation because the one I talked about wasn't exciting enough for them, and they looked very distracted 5 seconds into my answers, which made me feel very uncomfortable. Overall the process was handled very unprofessionally specially for a company like Slack.
I then heard from the recruiter that they are not moving forward with the process because "the team" has decided I am not a good fit with no feedback, while the team was just one developer whose total years of development experience was half what I had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one time you were under a lot of pressure at work and what did you do?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Slack in Apr 2022
Interview
Extremely professional, fun, and in-depth! Everyone was so helpful and I felt truly valued and cored for during the whole process. I will say these interviews are tough and in-depth, but I think that is a reflection of the company and who it values. Here was my overall interview process:
1. Phone screening with recruiter (10-15 minutes) super casual.
2. 1:1 with HM (60 min). This part was the hardest part for me. I felt like the behavioral and situational questions were complex. Be prepared to cater all answers to the job you are interviewing for.
3. 60 min Chronological Deep-Dive with HM and other Peer. This one was fun and pretty easy. All you have to do is tell a good narrative of your background from college up until current. Be prepared to have in-depth answers for each of your experiences and how you see them being applicable to the job you are interviewing for. (even if they don't match, think through this!!)
4. 60 min Panel Presentation: This was the best part! I put about 20 hours into preparing for this presentation and I do not regret it! More situational, case-specific questions from panel throughout the presentation
About 24 hours after the panel, I got an offer from the recruiter. The salary negotiations were held very responsibly and I am psyched with the package I ended up with!
All and all a REALLY great experience but be ready to WORK for it!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle prioritization of tasks within a project?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Slack in Dec 2021
Interview
Started with the typical HR screening, then Interview with the hiring manager. After passing that, followed a Take away homework and completed the hiring round with 5 interviews with 4 different managers/directors.