HubSpot interview questions

You can tell HubSpot is scaling fast, as this is relayed through every step of the interview process (quick phone conversations, quick interviews, rapid fire). Having a pure Start up background, I was comfortable with this atmosphere. If you want any type of interview at HubSpot, you need to be persistant, otherwise they will forget about you since they tell you in the interview that you are a dime a dozen. When I arrived, Managers and recruiters were practically sprinting around trying to get as many candidates in and out the door as possible. I went in for my interview and had 15 quick minutes to meet with one of the Managers who clearly did not read over my resume before I walked in. I found this out since in my current role, I talk about money all day while negotiating contracts, helping people sell and having very conflictive conversations about the value vs. cheaper solutions, yet this only clicked with the manager half way through when she said, "ok- you're comfortable talking about money, that's good". It was clear that I was comfortable talking about money- I am in Sales after all. My resume clearly outlined I had nearly doubled my quota two consecutive years in a row. Then she asked me to teach her how to do something without drawing or using my hands - really? I felt like I was interviewing for a lead in a Hollywood movie or for a Sorority- judge a book by it's cover to make sure they are HubSpotty and then dive into their background if they make the cut. I almost felt like if I had gone to the interview in orange face paint- I would have stood out. Seeing I have been other places where they are fighting for me because I am at the top of my class, they surely are missing out on cream of the crop candidates. I would recommend that they review resumes before meeting with people that take time out of their day to meet them, since I spent 8 hours studying the company and putting together a special resume with a HubSpot theme, that the manager never opened.

I was contacted by an HR recruiter who found me on linked in. Was very nice and persistent about coming in for an informal chat to check the office, not for an interview. I accepted, was impressed by the technologies, the talent and the opportunities, then scheduled an interview a few days later. Two days after the interviews I was told the feedback was positive and started negotiating the offer. Interviews were very technical, met with 4 engineers (about 3hrs), algorithms, big-o, lots of white-board coding and system design, though nothing super crazy. Very informal and casual, very relaxed environment, I wore nice jeans and nice shirt, which made me feel more comfortable, as the interviewing engineers were also very relaxed.