Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso River (Portland, OR) nel mese di mar 2024
Colloquio
Nice interview and fast interview process , friendly interviewer open to dialogue. They updated me on the status of the application a couple of days later. Overall I would reccomend it.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
they asked me about my experience and standard questions
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso River nel mese di dic 2025
Colloquio
Overall it was a very common setup:
- initial introductions
- past experiences overview
- short programming task
- marketing / product lineup
The first three were the usual stuff, nothing fancy. The programming task was a fun one: a simple interpreter for sequence of logical and mathematical operations, e.g. "OP_3 OP_2 OP_SUB OP_5 OP_ADD OP_5 OP_EQUAL". Operations/values would be read, parsed and executed in given order. Fun exercise. Discussed (too little time to actually implement) how the solution would evolve if brackets were introduced etc.
A surprise here was the last step, where there was no coding. The discussion was around estimating the number of online adds a person is exposed to over the course of a day.
In total, very enjoyable experience. People were all really nice and suppportive.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Estimate the number of online adds a person is exposed to over the course of a day.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso River nel mese di nov 2025
Colloquio
1. Initial screening call with the CEO
2. Technical Q&A session
Everyone was positive and set a constructive tone throughout the process. Unfortunately, I was rejected after the technical interview, with no feedback provided.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
1. REST API: Core REST principles, choosing appropriate HTTP methods for specific actions, and API design (e.g., /api/comments/likes vs /api/likes).
2. Database: Query optimization, indexes, transactions, and ACID properties.
3. Security: CSRF, XSS, and SQL injection.