I applied online. I interviewed at Slack (Melbourne)
Interview
I was delighted to receive a note from Slack to book an interview and responded with my availability however I did not hear back from the recruiter. A week later I received a carbon copy of the first email sent to me, asking me to share availability for an interview. I responded and a time was locked in for the next day. The recruiter did not contact me at the booked time and despite two follow up emails, I've heard nothing further. Completely understand that the scope of roles change or a candidate who was once deemed suitable is no longer the right fit but would rather the recruiter is transparent and communicates with me rather than abandon the process. I enjoy using Slack as a product but have to say that this very clever company appears to be not so bright when it comes to candidate experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview process felt warm and organic. The team had done their research on my background and asked relevant questions. I left the interview excited about the opportunity to join Slack. After working at a couple of techs top Giants, Slack provides a much more personal experience.
Recruiter phone call, 24 hours to complete an end-to-end coding project, 1 technical call with teammate, 1 call with engineering manager and the last one with head of organization. Recruiter followed up diligently throughout process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Revisited design & technical decisions from coding assignment, technical questions specific to team's problems & tech stack (pushes you to discuss tradeoffs, design patterns, how you can improve runtimes etc), familiarity with Slack and company culture.