I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at GitHub in Feb 2022
Interview
Applied online and after a few weeks received an automated technical test to work on.
The test lasted max 5 hours, you receive a repository to work on and have to make a pull request that satisfies requirements. I managed to complete it in about 2 hours and spent some extra time explain trade offs in the PR description.
After that I was contacted by a recruiter, asked me to fill in a few answers in a form (motivation, experience with programming languages, etc.), then we had a chat in which some basic technical questions were asked.
This was followed by a virtual on-site consisting of:
- 2 behavioral interviews
- 1 technical coding interview
- 1 technical interview where you have to review some code
The live coding interview doesn’t follow the leetcode style ones, it’s a more practical exercise during which you share the screen and can consult the internet and collaborate with interviewers.
The interviewers were all nice and professional, but scheduling was a nightmare: it all happened via email exchanges (having to keep in mind timezones) and it wasn’t clearly communicated that interviews only happen on Tuesdays, which made it even more difficult to organize.
Also, GitHub has a strict no feedback policy. While I understand that feedback is difficult, it can feel pretty hard to gauge where to improve especially due to their non-standard interview process.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at GitHub (London, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
First stage recruiter call (45 minutes) which went well, both sides confirmed we'd like to progress to the next stage and the process was outlined. I was subsequently ghosted for 8 weeks, only getting a response when I emailed saying I'd withdrawn my application - to tell me that the team was being "rethought" and the job may not actually be available anymore but they'll let me know (they never did).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General experience questions from throughout your career
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GitHub in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied via GitHub careers website.
Got called from one of recruiters where they asked me about my experience and submitted my resume with team hiring manager. Then i
Had first round with hiring manager for behavioral questions
Take home with a pair programming follow up and skip level interview as well as DEI panel. Whole process took two weeks. Be prepared for systems design as well in the pair programming exercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had conflict in the workplace