I applied online. I interviewed at Glovo in Nov 2017
Interview
Despite the fact that the email inviting me to have a video call mentioned nothing of technical questions, the interview consisted mainly of a series of questions that were mostly unrelated to the specifics of the job I had applied for and more generic software questions. There was not a single question related to machine learning, and looking at glassdoor it appears the questions asked to me were exactly the same as a Web Developer role.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Glovo in Jan 2019
Interview
Very disorganized, and having read the reviews online I didn't have high hopes but even then I was disappointed.
Question highlights
1) When asked a very vague CS question, I responded that I didn't know the topic and asked if they could clarify. The interviewer smirked and asked incredulously how I didn't know
2) Asked me a Java specific question about object design and diagrams. I do not do java and have never said that I know anything about Java. We moved past this and
3) (Wanted to) ask me a series of SQL questions which I'm not prepared for. Nowhere on my resume did I include that I knew SQL so the interviewer just cut it short instead of prepping for an alternative
My takeaways:
1) They use Java and a very boring sounding stack
2) They have an open office concept. Not sure if this is new or common in Europe but avoid these things like the plague. My first interview was noisy and it was difficult to hear what the interviewer was asking
3) They try and get you on gotchas. You're better off prepping for interviews at Google or the big 4 than this place
