J'ai passé un entretien chez Incode Technologies (San Francisco, CA)
Entretien
I don’t normally leave reviews but this one was pretty bad. Interviewed with some lady out of Serbia, the initial interview felt weird and as if she didn’t know what she was talking about. It took 2 weeks to hear back about the 2nd round with a hiring manager but they kept having to reschedule because she was “sick” and then last minute change who I’m interviewing with, throw me in a zoom call with someone who seemed like they just woke up from a nap and was extremely unprofessional and off putting. I basically ran the discovery and interview for her and when I asked if she had any question about me she said no, I’ll debrief with the hiring manager who was supposed to be here and we’ll go from there. Then I wait 3 days to get an email saying “ Unfortunately, we’ve decided not to move forward at this time. While you bring relevant BDR experience and a solid understanding of outbound sales, we’re currently prioritizing candidates whose experience more closely aligns with the consultative, market-building nature of our sales motion. Given the complexity of our product and the stage of the company, we’re looking for profiles that have demonstrated success selling similar solutions and navigating comparable environments.”
My background, success and work experience would show that none of that is true.
1st round: 30-minute Zoom call to learn more about your background and share a bit about the company and the opportunity.
2nd round: 90-minute technical interview with the ML Engineering Manager
Questions related to: your experience, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Mathematics, System design and Coding.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Design an identity verification system from scratch conceptually explainig all your decissions
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Incode Technologies (Belgrade)
Entretien
QA Engineer at Incode Technologies Inc
Interviewed Apr 2025 in Belgrade, Central Serbia
The Process: Officially 7 rounds.
The entire process took 3 months.
Round 1 - HR Interview: Standard HR questions with a professional recruiter. Note: All emails are in English despite interviews being conducted in Serbian.
Round 2 - Assessment: Mathematical logic and personality tests (45 minutes each). Had to retake due to "technical issues" - another 45 minutes of my time.
Round 3 - Hiring Manager Interview: Meeting with QA Lead, context-dependent questions. Round 4 - Business Case: Given their mobile app to test and find bugs over 7 days. No clear requirements or expected behavior provided, yet expected to deliver school-textbook documentation with step-by-step test cases and expected results. You use your own device and photograph your own documents. This is essentially 7 days of unpaid work - what you deliver is a complete test suite that could replace their QA needs. Round 5 - Technical Interview: Present your solution to two colleagues who want to hear how "phenomenal" their app is and how manual testing is superior to automation. Round 6 - Culture Interview: Situational questions with obvious "correct" answers that reveal company culture. Round 7 - Reference Check Red Flags: "Unlimited" PTO actually means max 20 days ("to be fair to Mexico colleagues") Working hours 10-6, sometimes until 7pm, "never past 8pm except production bugs require weekend work".
Overall: Unnecessarily long process that felt more like free consulting work than a genuine interview process.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Do you agree that our approach is the best possible?