Highspot Senior Software Engineer interview questions

Second interview, after screened by recruiter: 1. Hiring manager was 5-10 minutes late to the interview 2. She didn’t know what position I applied for 3. She didn’t have an algorithm challenge ready to go 4. Spent another 5 minutes looking for another algorithm challenge to give me 5. Finally came up with an algorithm that took her nearly 10 minutes to explain because it was so poorly worded and presented. No tests or edge cases or expected output provided. 6. Displayed lack of emotional intelligence and frustration when her algorithm assignment was questioned. Very condescending. 7. Made the interview a hostile environment 8. Very hard to understand. Spoke broken English.

First interview was with the recruiter. No real questions were asked and they spent the time selling the company to me. I was also referred in by a friend so this might be different for others. Second interview was with the hiring manager and it was part behavior, part technical. The behavior questions were very vague (see below) and the technical was a medium LeetCode problem. When I received the rejection notice my friend was able to find out why I had been rejected. My technical was fine but I didn't showcase enough mentoring experience and the scale of my previous project wasn't large enough to match what they were looking for. Overall, I understood why I was rejected but I wish the hiring manager had asked follow-up questions to better communicate what experience they wanted me to touch on. My lack of clarifying questions was my downfall but good communication is a two-way street. I also never knew what the compensation range was for the position despite me asking. Given my experience, I probably won't interview with Highspot in the future.