![]() ![]() For a seasoned developer this shouldn’t be a problem overall but getting top level score is a real challenge.įor each test passed you’ll get a skill badge on your profile in the candidate area. It was backed up by CodeSignal when I took it, so it was possible to choose from a wide range of programming languages (20+) to solve each task. Writing Code – Data Structures & Algorithms: measures code-writing and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to produce clean code at reasonable speed using 4 hands-on coding assignments of increasing difficulty.With my amount of speaking practice that wasn’t hard but still challenging. No surprise since the company origin is the USA. Teams are spread across the world, so English is the common denominator when it comes to communication. Asks candidates to repeat sentences or phrases that they’ve just heard, in increasing order of length and difficulty. Spoken English Proficiency: assesses the verbal level of English using A.I.No penalty for wrong answers, though, so using guessing as the fallback strategy is totally fine. Questions aren’t hard overall but you typically have to get 35-40 correct answers for most roles and time pressure is extreme. have 18 seconds for every question on average. You have to answer 50 questions in 15 minutes, i.e. Test measures ability using 3 different types of questions: verbal, math and logic, and spatial reasoning. ![]() Cognitive Aptitude: this measures the ability to problem solve, use new information, and think critically.Generic Crossover hiring processįor engineering and software arch & design roles generic tests are: There are 2 categories of tests – generic & role specific. XO aims to fan out far and reject most of applicants, so that makes sense. The reasoning behind is simple – unbiased hiring decisions & plunged costs per candidate. That may be frustrating and requires significant upfront time investment to get through all the tests. XO has mostly automated hiring pipelines, so you won’t be able to talk to anybody besides candidate area support desk ppl until very late stage. With AWS Certified Solutions Architect at Professional level certification under my belt I did another try and finally managed to land a job in Trilogy Engineering. I worked almost solely with AWS, so it made sense from the career perspective anyway. ![]() Nevertheless I got a challenge to tackle – get certified by AWS. That was frustrating especially since a cert was something to find out early in the Crossover hiring process. I landed the final interview for a VP role but hiring manager wasn’t convinced in my AWS expertise and rejected me suggesting I’d get the certification and try again in 6 months – a cooldown failed applicant should wait before trying again. My current engagements weren’t challenging enough, I sat for too long in my comfort zone already, so taking a leap forward looked exciting. I became interested in DevFactory subsidiary and their approach to technical product management (TPM devision). I have been partnering with Toptal ever since and never looked at XO again.Įarly last year XO got on my radar again via Linkedin ads. It was similarly hard to pass the screening but I onboarded there. The next year (2016) I learnt about Toptal. That wasn’t compelling much, so I declined it. The offer was for the grade directly below the SEM role I aimed for. I got the offer but the hiring manager decided I’m not good enough. At that time I became very interested in remote work. The very first time I applied to Software Engineering Manager (SEM) role back in 2015. Actually it was my third try to land a job via Crossover – XO for short as it’s coined internally. ![]()
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