I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nextdoor
Interview
This was for the new grad position.
Round 1: HR phone call
Round 2: 2 tech screens 1 hour each
Round 3: 2 tech screens 1 hour each, 45 minute behavioral
The behavioral was typical STAR questions. Each tech screen was a DSA problem similar to leetcode easy to mediums to slightly hard (they had progressions/follow ups per question). The last question was about implementing a feature that Nextdoor uses so more practical and required more thought.
Practicing hashmaps, graphs, and other data structures will help with the tech screens. Overall, interviewers were helpful and friendly and I was informed every step of the way
They took about a week to make their final decision.
Whole process took about a month
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DSA questions and behavioral questions like "Tell me how you resolve conflict"
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.