The process was very transparent and respectful of my schedule. Everyone was very kind and welcoming and all of the interviews and there were no curveballs or tricks. After a quick chat with the Hiring Director, the process is kicked off. A clear breakdown is provided of each portion of the interview. For me the process involved: A pretty casual chat about past experiences. A technical interview (pair programming). A technical deep dive on a past project. A chat with the Product Engineering team. Overall the process took about 2 weeks, but that was mostly due to my existing schedule.

My interview process with Dooly was quite positive overall. Everyone I met with was very kind and personable. The process started with Dooly's in-house recruiter reaching out to me to see if I would be a good fit for the role. I had a good feeling about the company and role after speaking with her, and knew I wanted to move further in the interview process right away. Afterwards, I had a short interview scheduled with the Directory of Engineering. This was a non-technical chat where we shared a bit about our professional backgrounds and why I was interested in working for Dooly. The next two interviews were more technical in nature. The first technical interview was a pair-programming challenge with the CTO. I really enjoyed this exercise as it was very hands-on (rather than a leetcode-style puzzle question). It felt like the day-to-day work I've done as a full stack developer in other roles. I was given the option to use a technology of my choice, which was a nice bonus. The second technical interview was a deep-dive discussion regarding a project I've worked on in detail. The engineer conducting this interview asked me to verbally explain the architecture of a project I worked on, and then drilled into various parts of it through probing questions. The final interview was with leaders of PM and UX. I would classify this as a "behavioural" interview where I was asked questions assessing my general aptitude surrounding product development and design/ux. After I completed the interview process, it took just over a week for them to come to a decision. My application was unfortunately passed on due to my lack of experience with their front-end technology of choice. However, I was also told there may still be opportunities for me to become a Dooligan in the future!