Synthesized from 15 candidate submissions for ALL.
Motive's interview process varies significantly by role, balancing technical depth with strategic and behavioral assessment. While engineering roles focus heavily on system architecture and technical problem-solving, product and management roles prioritize cross-functional leadership, market strategy, and product intuition.
The candidate went through six rounds of interviews but was ultimately rejected. The process was deemed time-consuming without receiving any feedback. Two significant concerns were noted during the interviews.
Two LeetCode medium-level coding questions were asked.
Hiring manager round followed by a Low-Level Design (LLD) question involving the design of a Swiggy restaurant-side system.
One LeetCode hard-level coding question was asked. The interviewer was reportedly unaware of the solution initially.
A medium-level machine coding question was asked.
High-Level Design (HLD) round focused on designing a TinyURL system. The interviewer emphasized capacity and traffic estimation, requiring mental calculations without the use of a calculator.
Generic hiring manager discussion involving resume scanning.
The interview process was considered to be of average difficulty and focused on a specific system design problem.
The candidate was asked to design a specific internal system used by the company.
Design a specific internal system architecture provided by the interviewer.
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