Instacart Director rejection and tips for Stripe & Coinbase!
I recently went through a virtual on-site at Instacart for D1 position. I think, I did really well with Leadership, Bar Raiser and System design rounds. Coding round was a bit rusty, my solution worked for 5 out of 7 test cases. I was told that they weren’t looking for “perfect coding” for leadership role. Bar raiser round was super awkward as the interviewer VP — seemed like a nice person— had to step out for a new car delivery two times during the interview.
Unfortunately, I don’t get to code on daily basis anymore as I have been in people management for almost a decade now. I have started Leetcoding now after Instacart :)
I have coinbase and stripe SDM interviews lined up. I have AWS L7 offer but planing to pass on it.
Is it normal to get hands on coding round at Stripe, Coinbase & Google for leadership roles?
YOE: 19 years ( 10 years IC, 5 yrs SDM, 4 yrs Managers’ manager)
TC: $687K
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