I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Andela in Dec 2022
Interview
Arguably my worse experience yet interviewing with a company.
Their interview is in 2 or 3 parts Optional Stage: An English Test (Which not everyone gets) I didn't receive an English test but a few people I know who applied when I did (both before and after me) got one.
Stage 1: I had a Hackerrank Challenge. 3 questions of which all my test cases passed. You need to score about 60 or 70 percent to pass this stage.
The Second and Final stage was one-on-one with an interviewer. The interview was divided into 3 parts. The first part was just a discussion of my work history which went pretty well. The next part was a question and answer session where I was asked language-specific things per the language I applied with. This also went pretty well. I was asked about 15 questions give or take. I only answered 1 question wrong out of all of them, And I know this because the interviewer confirmed this as well. The last part was a coding challenge. I was asked to share my screen and open a blank editor. I was given 20 minutes to answer a coding question. No referencing, and the interviewer was also not willing to discuss or share any ideas. I was able to solve the problem correctly and my output was also correct. The interview told me my solution is not a commendable solution and it shows that I don't have good problem-solving skills just because I used a solution that was different from the solution he had pictured in his head. For that reason alone I was told I don't qualify and that Andela has no place for people who use hacky solutions so I should reapply again after 3 months and work on my problem-solving skills. Seemed like a perfect interview. I failed for a very absurd reason.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find all Prime numbers from 1 to 1000. If the sum of the digits in the number is less than 10 print the prime number. If it is Greater than or equal to 10 ignore it.
The process involved a personality test, a timed coding assessment in a language of your preference with about three questions, and a face-to-face interview with the recruiter.
I then had a technical interview.
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Question 1
Previous experience with the job I was applying for
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Andela in May 2025
Interview
I was reached out to by a recruiter. The whole process had 2 stages. The first one was an online test with single or multiple choice questions (these are often extremely ambiguous) and a tech task. Then you have a tech interview. The questions themselves were quite easy but there is another live coding challenge where you can't use an IDE or debugger. Failed live coding got an automated rejection email just in a few minutes. Do not recommend.
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Question 1
What have you done at your current and previous projects. Have you designed a DB from scratch etc.
My interview with Andela was a great experience. The interviewers were professional and friendly, which made me feel comfortable throughout the process. They asked thoughtful questions that tested both my technical and problem-solving skills. I appreciated the structure of the interview—it was well-organized and gave me an opportunity to showcase my strengths. It also gave me a good sense of the company's culture and what they value in a candidate. Overall, it was both challenging and encouraging, and I left the interview feeling confident and motivated.
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Question 1
Can you walk us through how you would design a RESTful API for a task management application (like Trello or Asana)?