MongoDb Software Developer Productivity, New York
I recently got the chance to interview at MongoDB in New York for a Software Developer Productivity role. I was able to make it to the third round, after which I received a rejection.
The overall process had multiple rounds:
- Recruiter screening - 30 min
- Aptora assignment - 30 min
- Technical interview with a LeetCode-style coding question - 45 min
- AI coding assistant round - 1 hour
- Behavioral interview - 1 hour
- Hiring manager round - 1 hour
- Director round - 30 min
The first round was a normal 30-minute recruiter screening. The recruiter asked about my background, introduction, interest in the role, visa status, expected compensation, and other standard screening questions.
After that, I moved on to the Aptora assignment. This round used a new platform called Aptora, which, from what I understand, was founded by an ex-MongoDB engineering manager. I have to be honest: the platform was not very intuitive. The UI was minimal, and at first, it was not clear what I was expected to do. Since the round was only 30 minutes, it took me some time to understand the workflow.
Toward the end, I figured out that the task was to prompt the AI assistant, and the AI would make changes directly in the codebase. The assignment involved working with APIs and building a more complete application using the README file and prompts. However, I ran into a bug in the platform that took around 6–10 minutes to identify and work around, which was a significant amount of time in a 30-minute assessment.
Even though I was able to complete parts of the assignment, the bug and the lack of clarity in the platform affected my overall performance.
After that, I moved to the technical interview round with a member of the same team. The question asked was around LeetCode Hard level and involved multiple classes and functions. About one and a half weeks later, I received a rejection.
PS : I see this job role has been reposted multiple times on LinkedIn, not sure if they are hiring any individuals or just wasting time.
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