I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Instacart (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2020
Interview
Beware of the shady recruiting practices! The hiring team blatantly tried to get confidential company information from me.
A recruiter reached out and asked to do 2 phone chats. Both times the recruiter said he wanted to talk about my experiences but instead asked me for sensitive employer information like corporate strategies / initiatives and very specific project details. When I asked why these questions were relevant, the recruiter would just dismiss me and move on to the next topic. Seems like he was passing the info to the hiring manager. I purposely kept my answers high level and did not give any details that are current. The other red flag is that the recruiter also revealed super specific data for Instacart including growth, revenue, and profit breakdowns to the dollar.
Overall poor hiring experience. Using the hiring process as a way to try and get competitive info is very inappropriate.
Applied online. Process started with an HR review and then a hiring manager screen; still in the process now. Will update once completed. Process has been pretty straightforward so far.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Instacart
Interview
Hiring manager call, then execution interview
Last round was product presentation, leadership interview, and second interview with hiring manager.
Execution was standard execution interview, and hiring manager calls were mostly focused on ensuring I had right skillset and was a good fit for the role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Spent a bunch of time running through background and behavior in hiring manager and leadership calls
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2025
Interview
First interview with a Director. Second Interview with Senior Project Managers which involved a mock presentation. They provide you with guidelines and a task few days early for you to prepare and share the slides with them. The Interview questions are based on the presentation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most were related to the presentation and situations in a day to day life of a Project Manager