Veeva Systems interview questions

Had submitted my resume in February 2011. Was contacted in November 2011 by the hiring manager as to whether I was still interested. Timeline as follows. mid November - 45 minute technical phone screen which consisted of mostly Java questions and past work experience. late November - 30 minute interview with recruiter - what are your 5 strengths, what do you think it means to work in a start-up? Since I did not have start-up experience, I assured her I thought I could be successful and was ready to work in a fast paced start-up environment. early December - hiring manager contacted me and told me that they are still bringing in other candidates and they'll see how that goes. early January - contacted by hiring manager for another phone call. He re-iterated about the fast-paced start-up environment and that was their concern about me. I again re-assured him that I knew what I would be getting into. late January - went in for on-site interview from midday which went as follows: 1. an hour relaxed lunch with some members of the team 2. 45 minute interview with VP of Engineering (make sure you remember the names of the people you went out to lunch with and the name of the restaurant) 3. 45 minute interview with hiring manager which mainly talked about soft skills 4. 45 minute interview with senior architect. Was required to find errors in a page of Java code, white board a design from my previous work, solve a puzzle and some more Java questions. 5. 45 minute interview with senior engineer. He wasn't very prepared as he was filling in for another interviewer who didn't have time. He asked about previous experience, object modeling and some SQL questions. 6. 15 minute interview with recruiter who went over the benefits etc. That evening I was contacted by the hiring manager and that they need to check references before making any decisions. I sent the references that night. 7. Early February - hiring manager called and said that references were all good but from the beginning their concern was that I didn't have start-up experience. Therefore, they could not take the risk of hiring me. What most surprised me is that it took interviews spanning over 2 months to come to their final decision based on the very concern they had from the start of the interview process. Overall, seemed like a collaborative environment of hard work but fun. Was told to expect 50-60 hour work weeks.