I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2013
Interview
There were two phone screens both being technical after the initial recruiter chat. Thereafter I was invited to their headquarters for an onsite interview which had 4 rounds each being a little under an hour long. Later I had another phone interview with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ranged from writing test cases and sample automation for deals page, sign on page to writing code for finding the middle element in a file and some data mining questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Ottawa, ON) in Oct 2014
Interview
- Focus on problem solving skills rather than the solution. The interviewer also made this point to focus on the problem rather than solving it.
- Very communicative interviewers, who can communicate clearly with the interviewer.
- Very long process.
- Feedback is given immediately, whereas other interviews at other companies did not give feedback.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Groupon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2015
Interview
Phone interview. Not aware of further process yet. Was asked to use a tool for coding. In that interviewer was able to see what I am typing. Made few mistakes while coding. Interviewer helped me in repairing them. Option to choose your favorite coding language.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Implement Queue using stacks.
3. Find first non-repeated character in a given string.