After I applied, the Uptime Crew process felt structured. It began with a proctored online assessment with three parts: a LeetCode-style DSA problem, SQL, and Bash. The Bash section was harder than I expected, and the DSA question was around the difficult end of medium to hard. I had a limited window to start, somewhere around a week/90-minute timing, and the proctoring made it feel high stakes.
The recruiter screen focused on how I used AI while building: the tools I used, how I prompted, and how I used it end to end on a project. I explained how that connected to implementing features rather than treating AI as magic. Next was an open-ended take-home build that took a few hours for the main build. After submitting, I had a technical review where I explained my approach and answered questions about design choices.
I was surprised by the attention paid to AI workflows and by assumptions that did not always match normal testing and staging. Coding and architecture still mattered, but scheduling could make the process slow. I did not receive an offer, and the uneven communication and expectations around AI did not line up cleanly with real engineering practice.
Location: New York, NY. Overall feedback: Neutral. Offer status: No offer.
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