Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 2 giorni. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Deliveroo (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di set 2018
Colloquio
first had a phone call. it was a very friendly talk with their recruiters.
later I was asked to have a technical phone screen with a senior engineers which was a super friendly person.
it took 1 hour and had three parts.
1 - talking about me and my projects/experiences
2 - a pair programming tech test
3 - any question if I have
2 days later I had a phone call with the recruiter, she politely explained why I couldn't make it. they said I did not properly explain about my experience and I should have been much more detailed and clearer about technologies I know and I have worked with.
(my argument is you must ask if you are not getting what you want to hear. my experience was totally the opposite as I was under the impression that the interviewer is quiet impressed.)
second reason was the pair programming. it took me a minute (roughly 60 sec) to
understand the problem. although in my opinion, I was quick to implement it, but that marked me as a slow senior engineers. they want you to be quick ( that the message I got)
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
a very simple data structure question. its simple enough to freeze you and make you think of finding the problem to solve! a dictionary that has few lists in it and
you need to iterate, intersect and basically do few list operation.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Deliveroo (Londra, Inghilterra)
Colloquio
2 coding tests (Online test and take home assignment)
3 round interviews (HR screen, Coding Review, System Design)
My last stage is the System Design interview
After the process, they sent me a review
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Deliveroo (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di nov 2025
Colloquio
The process took so long, and I feel like I just lost my time.
I had to go through this process for a month, and by the end, I did not receive feedback.
1. Hr Call.
2. Take-home programming test
3.1 Take-home programming test followed by a pair programming test to review the code
3.2 System design. The recruiter told me it would be the same System design interview as always, but they asked me to design something different from what they had asked before.
3.3 Behaviour Interview.
I don't know what Deliveroo wants. All my interviews were positive, but the hiring committee decided not continue with the process. I didn't receive a feedback email saying what happened
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Same programming take-home test
The system design interview was different from what it used to be
Behavioural about leadership
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Deliveroo nel mese di ott 2025
Colloquio
Here's a professional expansion:
**Interview Process Experience:**
The process began with a recruiter screen where I engaged positively, acknowledging the recruiter's role in connecting candidates with opportunities. Shortly after, I received an online coding assessment—a standard but telling practice that increasingly signals companies offloading evaluation effort onto candidates' time without reciprocal investment.
**Reflection**: Online tests have become a filtering mechanism that extracts significant energy from job seekers while requiring minimal company resources. For someone with years of proven production experience, certifications, and a track record of delivering measurable impact, these generic assessments rarely capture actual capability or cultural fit. They often favor those who optimize for test-taking over those who excel at building real systems.
This approach suggests a transactional hiring philosophy rather than a genuine evaluation of senior engineering talent. Strong companies invest time upfront in meaningful technical conversations that assess judgment, architectural thinking, and collaboration—not algorithmic puzzle-solving under artificial constraints.
**Takeaway**: I'm seeking organizations that value demonstrated experience and engage candidates as professionals, not as interchangeable test-takers in a volume-driven pipeline.
