I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Autodesk
Interview
Company engineers are trapped into thinking that senior engineers should solve leetcode hard problems. Interviewer had absolutely no experience properly interviewing people. I was given the minimum window substring problem to solve in 45 mins. Unless you have done this before there is no way anyone is solving this without help. The interviewer provided no helpful examples - he just sat and watched me struggle.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Autodesk (Ithaca, NY) in Jan 2012
Interview
All done with one day after a brief phone screening by HR. After a short tech interview designed to show that I could code and wasn't lying on my resume, I met with the hiring manager and the second line manager (separately) to discuss the position, my desires, my passions, and to learn a bit about the project. They quickly realized I was interviewing them, not the other way around.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to show understanding of the MVC pattern.
I also had to show understanding of typical N-tier client/server architecture.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Autodesk
Interview
Recruiter(s) were very helpful and friendly through out the process. They moved relatively quickly with scheduling interviews and other details and were always available to answer questions.
After several phone interviews with dev manager(s) followed 5 on-site interviews with team members from different disciplines such as PM, development, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe 'Agile' to a high school student?