J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Curology
Entretien
Chatted with a recruiter first, who gave me a coderpad test to take. Coderpad is pretty straightforward, just some basic Typescript/Linux/Git trivia questions, followed by a broken search list that you have to fix by implementing various methods. Of course, the method stubs are in React and I was interviewing for a backend position. Just felt like a massive bait and switch, that I'd be hired to do "backend" work and then asked to do the exact opposite. Wouldn't be surprised if all the negative reviews are still true.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What do you use to skip an iteration of a for loop?
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Curology en mars 2026
Entretien
Initial conversation with internal recruiter, that went very well, then they move you on to a tech assessment:
1. Approach for the Live Coding Portion
We encourage candidates to start with pseudocode.
This helps you:
Think through the approach before committing to syntax
Communicate your thought process clearly
Demonstrate that you're reasoning about the problem rather than relying on memorized or AI-generated solutions
Once the approach is clear, you can gradually translate your pseudocode into TypeScript or whatever language you feel comfortable with.
The interviewer is very flexible—feel free to use whatever workflow helps you think best.
Person that interviewed me, we worked through the problem and talked like we were actually working together. He mentioned that he like and thought my approach was good.
I thought everything went well and felt pretty good about it.
But then got a email stating:
Because this team operates in a fast-moving environment involving ongoing migrations, production support, and complex cross-system reconciliation work, success in the role requires strong independent problem-solving and the ability to efficiently move from ambiguity to functional code. Based on the interview, he expressed concerns about the current strength in those areas. I always hate delivering this news.
