Candidatei-me online. Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Brilliant.org.
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I had a generally good experience here. The company has a takehome but compensates candidates for their time. People seem generally nice and very down to earth. Didn't get the job.
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Takehome was through a third-party and generally reflected what it's like to work as a software engineer.
Candidatei-me online. Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Brilliant.org.
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It started with friendly zoom meetings with people who seemed to be at the top of the company. Then they gave me the take home assignment. It seemed straight forward and relevant to the job, but it was clear they either wanted me to lie about how much time I spent on it or prove that I'm a top 1% engineer. I did neither and they rejected me an hour after I submitted the assignment.
Candidatei-me por meio de recrutador(a). O processo levou 4 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela Brilliant.org em jun. de 2025
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Generic phone screen with an external recruiter, followed by a meeting with the director of engineering / hiring manager via Google Meet, followed by a take home technical assessment. After completing the take home I was informed my solution was "good", but not "great". No further feedback was provided. The take technical assessment was advertised as being compensated; however, since completion - the internal recruiter has completely ghosted me (and I haven't been paid as a result). A bit sus...
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Create a frontend for a movie database using Jetpack Compose.
