Runtastic

Vorstellungsgespräche bei Runtastic

1. Apr 20, 2021

   Vorstellungsgespräch für eine Beschäftigung als Backend Developer

   Anonymer Mitarbeiter in Linz, Oberösterreich

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   Ich habe mich online beworben. Der Vorgang dauerte 4 Wochen. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im Apr 2021 bei Runtastic (Linz, Oberösterreich)

   Vorstellungsgespräch

   I applied online. I like Austria, sport and I as European patriot I really think it is great that Runtastic manage to grow and is one of the most successful European startups and kept their offices in Linz.
   Process:
   1. Interview with (really nice) HR
   2. 'Take home' task to be done in 7 days.
   
   Task is required to be done in Ruby, which I never ever used before. This was not said in HR interview, so you see this info only when you read the task. I sent them an email asking about it, they said this way they will see how I would work with new technologies.
   
   Since I work and never ever used Ruby - I have a feeling this was big waste of time for me, to be honest, cause I spent couple of days after work to get to know the Ruby which I most probably will not use again. Also you need to use some web framework, orm for DB, test suit so I think it not really a way to step up and show your knowledge. :)
   
   Task was to:
   - implement RESTful app that imports data in DB
   - update data in DB
   - update data with data provided from third party api (Runtastic api).
   - last task was to run tests provided by Runtastic, but when downloaded they did not work on my Mac OS, so I didnt do it.
   As you can see task is pretty common for developer position but I spent most time Googled how to do this and that with Ruby using framework. My suggestion is to use frameworks that have best documentation.
   
   Overall I was not satisfied how I did the task and also I have kind of aversion towards Ruby now. :)
   

   Vorstellungsgespräch

   1. HR interview - very nice and kind person, she introduced the company and asked classic behaviour questions. Company seems to have really nice perks and ethics. I am really into sports, so I really liked that they have gym in Linz. 2. Take home task. - You need to finish it in 7 days. They send you link to log in, where you can read the task and upload solution. Task has 4 stages, you need to submit code after every stage and there is no way back. There is requirement not to share task or upload to Github, so I will not share the text of the task. You can use DB of your choice. Feedback on Task was: - They appreciate that I took the time to run the project on Docker - Code was made to work, but not matching their expectations for a senior applicant. - They have wished for me to spend more time on trying to get working tests for the code, "although you listed quite some test cases". - The git history was not well organised, and as this is language-independent they would have hoped for more in that regard.

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