I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nextdoor in Jun 2022
Interview
Had a phone screen with a recruiter who reached out to me on LinkedIn. Moved on to two phone technical interviews. Both were straightforward, basically Leetcode easy questions that I finished within the time, while explaining my thought processes out loud. On the second one my interviewer added a twist to the problem to make it harder but I finished that as well with about fifteen minutes to spare. Then two days later I got an email saying they didn't feel I was a match for their needs. I was very surprised and asked for feedback, and the recruiter just never responded.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of file paths, output a formatted directory structure
phone call into coding screen
coding screen -> full loop but decided to stop after passing the coding screen
next is the typical 4-5 hr interview day with coding, system design, behavioral, etc
standard 3 rounds of LC style coding, 1 system design, 1 behavior round. Passed all rounds but no matching team, no offer. Don't think they have a candidate pool that will keep you for a while. So make sure you have the team aligned before doing the interview; otherwise do not waste your time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LC style question, medium to hard with a couple of follow-ups.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nextdoor
Interview
I began by speaking with the recruiter to understand the role and expectations. After that, I completed two technical coding screens. I then participated in a five-person panel interview, which included the hiring manager and involved additional coding exercises as well as a deeper discussion of system and architectural design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The coding questions are straightforward and don’t include any tricks. Nextdoor keeps the problems closely aligned with their actual products, making them feel like realistic tasks you might handle as an employee.