I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Intercontinental Exchange
Interview
The interview was long and unorganized. There were six interview rounds with various engineers that pretty much asked same questions and they seems to appreciate very standard answers, based on online interview questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Intercontinental Exchange (Santa Monica, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Got a message on linkdin recruiter requesting me if i am interested in a position to be considered. I replied yes. Then he sent me two questions to give solutions to. Solutions were complex enough as he also asked to write test cases and consider the assumptions he specified. I took my time around 6 hrs and gave him the solutions in really peak times. He wanted the solutions at earliest. After this, i got email from them saying, would like to schedule a call interview. (Apparently, solutions were satisfying). Then he asked me to apply officially to their posting and sent me the link. I spent another 30 mins filling up all details. And, morning i got email saying, i am not considered for the position because of my qualifications. (I have grad degree and not only undergrad in IT).
If i am not qualified on the first hand, why the hell you asked me to spend 6-7 hrs of my time solving your problems?
Advise to H1 folks: if employer doesn't ask if you need sponsorship, better you ask them before spending any time giving the assessments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Gave two complex problems to solve, list latest CUSIP from file. And, sort file content without loading a file into memory.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Intercontinental Exchange (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2017
Interview
One of the worst interview experiences in my entire career. A lot of behavioral interview questions which were I believe unrelated to the position description and my experience.
On my previous jobs I interviewed a lot of people myself. But here I'm not even able to say where it's going to and what do they want to hear from candidates.