I applied online on Instacart website, and got an email from a recruiter within few days to schedule a phone interview. The 45 min phone interview was with the same recruiter. It was a causal interview and he provided a background about Instacart as business and the design teams. He asked for a short overview of my portfolio and we ended with my questions about Instacart. After the interview, I sent him a thank you note for being an awesome interviewer. I really had an interesting conversation with him. Few highlights: - The recruiter was quick to reach out for the phone interview - He didn't make it formal by asking usual dreaded questions such as "tell me about yourself". This interview mainly to get a sense of why I want to work at Instacart and what do I know about the business, and if my skills are the right fit for the team. - When the recruiter reached out with a rejection email, he provided why they rejected me. I really appreciated this because it tells me why instead of "you'r not a good fit". This gives me an actionable goal to improve myself in upcoming interviews with other companies.

Horrible interview process and rude employees. Minimal prep provided by technical recruiter and both recruiter and hiring manager were very fake and kind of rude. Great pay but not worth it for the people who think they’re better than you are because they work for Instacart.