Pretty standard SWE interview process except for the antiquated aptitude test they require. Not great for the company image, that test belongs in the 90’s. However, what truly put me off of Rokt was my interviewers. I sensed some kind of power dynamic between my interviewers, as if there was an explicit hierarchy that they were expected to follow. The interviewer who acted as if he was at the top of this hierarchy was extremely unprofessional towards me. Within the first few minutes I was spoken to with a very condescending attitude. I was asked a few vague and overall bad interview questions only to be cutoff mid-sentence. A couple of the questions were clearly attempts to gain information from my experience so the interviewer could learn to do their job. What sealed the deal for me was the live coding exercise. They use standard leetcode. The same interviewer laughed whenever I made a mistake, argued when I pointed out an error with their question, and was overall hostile. I think they were intimidated by my abilities. Overall, I got the impression that Rokt has a bad culture and hires sub-par folks. I would guess that title inflation is also a thing here, because there was nothing senior about my “senior” interviewers. Avoid this place.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Rokt nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
After application submission, recruiter reached out asking me to complete a Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) and the Employee Personality Profile (EPP) tests. Never heard back from the recruiter after completing them - takes about 30 minutes of my time to do those tests and the recruiter doesn't have the decency to spend 30 seconds with a followup email.
3 major rounds: Hiring manager round followed by a virtual onsite consisting of a coding screen, system design and technical leadership. Final round is an Amazon-style Bar Raiser with a senior leader.
The recruiting team was responsive and accommodating with respect to scheduling each round in the loop.
Domande di colloquio [1]
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Hiring manager round involved probing on technical depth in core languages and technologies applicable to the role.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Rokt nel mese di lug 2025
Colloquio
IQ test, phone screen, onsite with coding, system design and behavioral. Then bar raiser with c level. ICs were nice, friendly and smart. C level bar raiser round is ridiculous. They don't know much about business or product. Kept asking biggest challenge in personal life. Long working hours. They expect you to work at least 50 - 60 hrs per week or longer. They don't care about what the company can offer, they only care about what you can bring to the company.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
What's the biggest challenge in your personal life?