HubSpot Software Engineer interview questions

Applied via LinkedIn and received the same online coding challenge that most people received. A day after completing that, I was contacted directly by a recruiter and we had a chat over phone to schedule my technical interview and go over any questions I had. They also asked me a bit about what I was looking for in my next role. My interview was delayed a little bit due to many people being out of office for Thanksgiving, but it ended up working out better for me anyway. It was three rounds with three separate pairs of interviewers. My recruiter was super helpful and encouraging which I really appreciated. Questions were one algorithm type question, one system design, and one database design. For non-senior positions, focus mainly on good, concise communication and your ability to quickly respond to where their questions are leading without spelling it out for you entirely. If you can do that, you will do well. Come prepared with a few thoughtful questions to ask each set of interviewers as well. Your conversations with them are important for what kind of impression you make. A few days later, my recruiter followed up and let me know that there may or may not be a position for me in 2020 because they were narrowing in on their headcount for the year. I was fine with it and waited 2-3 weeks to hear back. My recruiter let me know at that time that a team wanted to extend a position to me after all and I took a week or two to think about it and eventually accept it.

The whole process took about 3 months so far. I applied in early August. The recruiter was transparent at the beginning; however, it turned into a mess at the end. two weeks after the final interview, the recruiter reached out asking for availability to talk on a Friday. I replied the same day and was ghosted. In the week after, I had to send another email regarding the results. The recruiter apologized for the delay and said a decision has not been made yet, and a meeting with the team will be conducted later Tuesday night, and I should get my result by the end of the week. Here's the kicker, It is the end of the week today, and it's been almost 1 month. The update is that a final decision has still not been made, and I'll be updated ASAP. I expected Hubspot to be better and way more transparent as they said they are. Overall experience so far went from positive to negative. I'm not sure if I should wait for them, or this is their way of saying "you're a backup, now wait until we remember you." Hopefully, other people won't need to deal with this in the future.