I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Dante International (Bucarest, ) in Feb 2025
Interview
Pretty short process, usually 2-3 rounds. As usual the first interaction is with HR, followed by direct manager and finishing if necessary with Director\VP of the area. 2-3 weeks is a normal span of time to get the final answer.
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Question 1
commercial acumen topics, prioritization and conflict resolution
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Dante International (Bucarest, ) in Jun 2025
Interview
The process typically involves 2 to 3 main stages:
HR Screening/Intro (Phone/Video): Standard motivational and behavioral questions. Discussion of salary expectations, company culture, and mapping your past projects to eMAG's scale.
Technical Challenge / Take-Home Task: Candidates may receive a short coding assignment (e.g., 2-4 hours) to be completed offline, often focused on practical application of design patterns or database interaction. For Senior roles, this could involve architecting a small microservice or resolving a specific performance problem.
Technical Interview (Live with Team Leads/Managers): This is a critical 60-90 minute session focused on deep PHP knowledge, system design, and problem-solving. This is where most candidates report the difficulty level increases.
One HR interview and two coding interviews. One was focused on Python and SQL with questions related to general ML. The other was focused on ML systems design. Ask for a lot of clarifications regarding the structure of the interview, in my case the HR person was ambiguous and I didn't understand the structure exactly.