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1. Initial call 2. 3 to 4hr long take home 3. 45min review call with CTO 4. 2hr long culture fit (? I didn't get to this stage). The take home is to build a concurrent FastAPI app, which integrates with 2 clients. They're looking for concurrency.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at Photoroom

4.6
Mar 28, 2025

1. Initial call 2. 3 to 4hr long take home 3. 45min review call with CTO 4. 2hr long culture fit (? I didn't get to this stage). The take home is to build a concurrent FastAPI app, which integrates with 2 clients. They're looking for concurrency.

Lot about my experience and usual story of how you convince etc etc ., 2n round was design and one of the panelist is unprofessional and keeps interupting and never allowed me to explain solution. Not sure how Ikea still keeps him and allowing him to be as panelist.
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Senior Backend Engineer

Interviewed at IKEA

3.7
Aug 31, 2022

Lot about my experience and usual story of how you convince etc etc ., 2n round was design and one of the panelist is unprofessional and keeps interupting and never allowed me to explain solution. Not sure how Ikea still keeps him and allowing him to be as panelist.

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