I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at OpenTable (Mumbai) in Apr 2021
Interview
Rounds as follows:
1) Algorithm round - Had a online coding round, which was taken by a developer with no much interest in the solution I was giving, and rather interested in checking I could solve it his way. Had 2 questions, both of which was solved.
After a follow up, got a reply from HR (Australia based) saying I was not selected. Wondering why, I thought of asking for a reason, and I got a reply saying that my profile has now been shortlisted! Well funny though it sounded to me, I didn't mind it since I give it the benefit of doubt, that maybe it was a honest mistake while the reviews were passed on.
2) Core technical round - Had 2 panelists - senior developer and a tech lead. Good questions and it was nice discussing project and technical aspects. Was also asked to design a system and send it to them by EOD. Finally was told that there would be one more round.
HR intimated me about the next round in 2 days
3) Technical round - Was asked to design a application (coffee vending machine) with constraints, in 1 hour. With an additional 10 mins to 1 hour, i was able to write a working application. End of my process.
Now on following up, I got a reply with the second round feedback, with a rejection! Well, things definitely don't look synchronized between the teams. Though the HR was helpful (HR's apart from Indian companies normally are helpful), the whole process did not seem to be coherent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find minimum flips taken for 3 coins.
Heaps/Tries
Databases
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at OpenTable (Londres, Inglaterra) in Nov 2018
Interview
The first step was a technical test of a robot wars problem to be done in your own time.
I passed this one and the next step was a 3 hour face to face interview.
There was 1.5 hours of technical interview, 45 minutes to go through the exercise and extend it which was trivial, then another 45 minutes discussion on what I had been working on, which wasn't particularly technical at all. There was a 1 hour cultural interview with product owners with a focus on remote communication with American offices. The last 30 minutes was with an engineering manager, consisted of a few cliché questions like where do you see yourself in x years and an explanation of compensation which seemed generous due to shares.
I didn't receive an offer, the feedback I received was that the role didn't match my skills (the London teams are product focused as opposed to platform) and I didn't show enthusiasm for OpenTable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you comfortable working in a satellite office?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at OpenTable (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2018
Interview
The process was typical, recruiter, phone call, hangout code exercise and then come in for a half day to meet every possible person you'd interact with.
Most of them ( in person ) really really needed to feel that they are the smartest person in the room :/
( was sad cause you can't just leave the ego at home, come to work and genuinely solve problems to succeed )