I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Upwork (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2019
Interview
The interview process was very long but everyone at Upwork is very nice and rooting for you throughout the interview process. However, they don't do a good job in assessing experience and fit, which can be a time suck. My interview process started with screener, hiring manager, HW, meeting with exec. I didn't get that role due to experience (which they should've known in screener and HW) so they suggested another role. I went through a similar process with hiring manager, exec, on-site with ~5 people. I didn't end up getting the position due to experience (same as before). My suggestion - they don't do a good job in assessing past experience and fit. Make sure you do it yourself before moving forward with the interviews and spending ~2 months interviewing! Overall, good company and communication was great.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you know you have the right balance of freelances and clients?
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Upwork (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Horrible experience. They chased me down, yet the moment we started exchanging emails the hiring manager stopped replying. According to who contacted me first, they "are the best the Bay Area and did not like that I introduced myself listing my experience." Seriously?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Upwork
Interview
One phone screen with hiring manager, one homework assignment, one on-site interview with 4 folks of all levels within product management, another on-site interview.
After I submitted the homework assignment, apparently it was sufficient to be invite on-site. After the first round of interviews on-site, apparently I did well enough to be invited back for some time with executives.
I felt I did decently well in almost all of the in-person conversations that I had. I followed up with the recruiter 3-4 times with no response. I finally called directly and they were surprised that I was calling. Soon I received an email from another recruiter saying that the position had been filled recently. Not sure if this means that they were keeping me as a backup candidate or they are just plain bad at following up.
Although I see some great potential in working at this company, the recruiting process should be more responsive. Not replying to emails for 2 months is not excusable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were specific to the role. Not exactly related to product management, but they assumed familiarity with their products and platform.