I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Glovo (Barcelona) in May 2021
Interview
It was very standard interview but questions were trivial and no deep dive. I don't think It actually assess quality of the candidate. Very Little preparation and some memorisation of some trivial questions is enough to pass the interview. They don't measure candidate in interview they measure current position and company of the candidate. Also Interviewees seemed less experienced and didn't do any follow up questions to verify candidate's knowledge. Felt like routine questions.
For example one question was - "Name a design pattern".
I said singleton. Then next question was - What is the benefit of nosql database.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
hashmap related problem solving but trivial and some standard tech questions like sql vs nosql, solid principle, name some design patterns etc.
Had a call with the HR manager, he introduced the company and its plans, asked about my motivation and experience. The conversation was friendly and polite. I received clear answers to all my questions. However, I didn’t feel any particular interest in me as a candidate. One of the questions seemed a bit suspicious, what would I do if a production issue occurred on a Friday evening.
The response from the company came the next day, automatically, from a no-reply address. That made it impossible to ask for immediate feedback or any follow-up questions.
To me, receiving an automatic response from a no-reply sender is somewhat telling about the internal culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what would I do if a production issue occurred on a Friday evening
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Glovo (Barcelona) in Apr 2025
Interview
Leetcode-style question with a clever twist, incorporating unique constraints and edge cases. The solution includes thorough unit test coverage and insightful discussions on multi-threading, concurrency control, synchronization techniques, potential race conditions, and performance trade-offs in real-world, production-grade scenarios.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Glovo in Jan 2025
Interview
I had a two-step interview. The first was a casual chat about my background and what I’m looking for. The second was a live coding session with a medium problem, followed by questions on time and space complexity and how a HashMap works under the hood
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is the time and space complexity of your solution?
