Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Alpaca nel mese di ago 2024
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Take home assignment + technical interview. Seem to have been ghosted following the technical interview. They mention knowledge of compiled languages to be useful but internally they exclusively use Go (which I did not complete my work in).
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This problem is related to the Hungarian lottery. In case you are not familiar with it: players pick 5 distinct numbers from 1 to 90. There is a weekly lottery picking event when the lotto organization picks 5 distinct numbers randomly between 1 and 90- just like the players did. The player's reward then depends on how many of the player's numbers match with the ones selected at the lotto picking. A player wins if he/she has 2, 3, 4 or 5 matching numbers. Now, the problem: at the lottery event, right after picking the numbers, a computer shall be able to report quickly that how many winners are in each category. This report shall be generated within a couple of seconds after picking the winner number. The player's numbers are known in advance - at least 1 hour ahead of the show. In peak periods there are about 5 million players, but to be sure we can assume it is not exceeding 10 million.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Alpaca (Toronto, ON) nel mese di mar 2026
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Recruiter Screen -> Take Home Test -> Hiring Manager Screen -> System Design & General Questions cutting across SQL, OOP and Language of Choice -> CTO Screen (vibe check, questions like what is the closest you have been to dying?).
- Didn't hear back from them, from other reviews it appears this is quite common.
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- Take Home Test is the famous 'Hungarian Lottery', you can look it up.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Alpaca nel mese di gen 2026
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The interview process consisted of an initial screening call with the recruiter, followed by a 45-minute conversation with the hiring manager focused on my background and motivations. After that, I completed two additional rounds: one technical interview centered on React and another focused on system design.
After completing all stages, I never received any follow-up or decision. No rejection, no feedback, no response to outreach. Being ghosted after investing significant time and preparation is highly unprofessional and reflects poorly on the company’s hiring process.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un'agenzia di reclutamento personale. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Alpaca (Budapest)
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Offer was made after a few rounds of interview process. Met with the hiring manager, and a technical round, and then a meeting with the CTO and Co-founder. Know your basics and have good stories to showcase your skills and experience.
