I think more tech companies could take a page from Fonoa’s approach to hiring. Instead of high-pressure DSA-style interviews, the process focuses on practical implementations such as building a real service that demonstrates how you actually work. While there are multiple rounds, including a take-home portion, everything is well structured and streamlined. The process can take a few weeks, but it feels purposeful rather than drawn out. I also had several conversations with leadership along the way, which were engaging and gave me a genuine sense of the company’s open culture. Overall, the interview process was challenging but low-stress and reflective of real developer skills.

I’ve had a screening video call, where I was told that selection process consists of following steps: 1) Introductory interview 2) Short intro assignment consisting of two open-ended questions (listed in a separate section below) 3) Tech interview 4) Technical assignment - estimated by the interviewer to take beween 6-8 hours of candidate’s time (way too long in my opinion) 5) Interview with department director My application was rejected after step 2, and I was informed that the team concluded my answers didn’t match their need for the position. Rejection contained generic reason that didn’t explain what exactly was wrong with my answers. Even if I had passed onto the following steps, I would have withdrawn my application, because technical assignment would take too much of my time. One other thing - I was informed that WFH is not supported, but that position is hybrid (if I recall correctly, 3 days from office). However parking spot is not provided, and workers are expected to pay out-of-pocket for their own parking. This I consider not be be fair, since they insist on coming to office.