I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HubSpot in Nov 2017
Interview
I applied through an employee referral, and was contacted after 10 days. The process started with a phone screen (15 min), followed by an online coding assessment (2-3 hours), then a technical video call (1 hour), and finally an on-site interview (2 1-hour technical questions). The questions were challenging, but it was easy to see that they were applicable to realistic scenarios and didn't feel like the traditional Hackerrank kind of problems. The recruiter I was in contact with was very communicative and helpful throughout the entire process if and when I had questions.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Utilizing REST endpoints with some JSON manipulation to figure out the optimal dates to hold an event
Hi there - thanks so much for your review and for giving so much detail on the interview questions - it will be so helpful for others who are preparing. I appreciate you calling out the real world applicability of our assessment as well as the communication with your recruiter - both are incredibly important values for us in our process. So glad you'll be joining us, welcome to HubSpot! -Becky
Negative experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at HubSpot (Portsmouth, NH)
Interview
Went through 8 rounds of interviews. Including one where i had to travel over an hour to an office i wouldn’t even be working out of. The last interview had to be slightly later than they wanted because by boss at the time qouodn’t work with me on coverage.
Overall the interview process was very straight forward and the recruiter was very helpful throughout the process. After completing an online assessment, a recruiter reached out to me to setup an initial phone interview. Then I had 2 one hour interviews: one coding and one systems design with some behavioral questions at the end.
Let me start off by saying that this company claims to value transparency and humility but that is not the case. Finished a 3 hour take-home assessment and then scheduled a phone interview almost a month out because it was their only availability.
From what I read on Glassdoor, I thought it was really just about showing enthusiasm, researching the company, STAR technique to describe projects and you should be golden. The recruiter that I dealt with seemed to really not want to be there during our call. The work day was ending and she was being really passive. She wanted the interview to end early and I felt as though I didn't feel comfortable to ask some of the questions I prepared because I felt like she wanted to get this over with. I asked her what are some of the opportunities for growth in the company when it comes to learning new things and being exposed to different technologies and she called that question vague, completely shutting me down. I said I had no more questions even though I did.
She then said I would get a decision if I would go through either way by the end of the week. I had to wait over 3 weeks to see whether or not I made it to the final interview after emailing her twice for an update. Got a bunch of vague replies. Anyways this company's culture is built on complete bs and I am glad I won't get to work with hypocrites. Thankfully, I have a final round interview with 2 other companies so not worried about HubSpot anymore and will never worry about it again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Get data from assigned endpoint, sort it and manipulate, send it back. Easy-Medium difficulty depending on your level