The technical interview was not difficult, however the interviewer had a speech issues with a very unclear pronunciation. I had to re-ask almost every question for two or sometimes three times. That didn't go well and I understand, that it's very personal thing and he might be a great engineer. However for the interviews there should be someone who can speak properly than this.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Merkle (Milano) nel mese di giu 2023
Colloquio
I submitted my CV on a job vacancy posted by Merkle Italy, since they were opening a new office in Milan. They were hiring also full remote. My interview was for a client in Switzerland. The only reason a swiss company would hire in other countries is only for lower salaries they have to pay. I asked for yearly 40k gross and HR told me "it was a bit high". I explained that it's the average for a mid-skilled person. I had a technical interview with two internal people. They didn't mention their company name. Neither I asked for that, but I searched and found their profile on LinkedIn and the company they work for. The interview went very well, though I didn't receive an answer back at all. The interview was more theoric than practical, which is a thing I actually appreciate. It lasted one hour. I tried to answer the best I could and inteviewers seemed to be very satified by my answers (although CS is indeed a science, not an opinion).