Re:Ask HN: Anyone Interviewed at Fly.io?
by karel_3d on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @09:11AM
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btw their challenges are public on github
Re:Ask HN: Anyone Interviewed at Fly.io?
by tptacek on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:36PM
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Yours definitely took too long; based on feedback that included yours, we changed up the process. We're not perfect by any stretch, but I think we're much, much faster now.
(I'm writing a post about the iterations we've done on this process since 2021.)
Long story short: you're right; you had an experience with us that we're not OK with.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone Interviewed at Fly.io?
by karel_3d on Thursday January 26, 2023 @04:17AM
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That's nice to hear.
The actual interview was really fun (although it was at the end clear you are looking for someone a little different) and I learned about eBPF, which was great.
If you fixed the delays, then it's even better.
I put the experience on GlassDoors, but in general... it's fine, but took way too long.
On plus side. The coding challenge was amazing and I learned a lot doing it. I passed the first code challenge, then I didn't pass the followup exercise which was on slack. It was very clear that the exercises are directly related what I would be doing.
On the negative side, the whole process took far too long and there were around 1 month delays in all the messaging. That made me think I don't want to apply there again, because I don't have infinite time in my life. However, if you can afford to wait, it is fine.