J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Veeva Systems
Entretien
Silly Leetcode DSA style interview with no applicability to the real job of writing APIs and middleware. I have eight years of experience doing the exact kind of software you're looking for me to build. I haven't opened a DSA textbook in all that time because I haven't had to. Ask me about a complicated project I've had to deal with with large amounts of data if you really want to test what I've been through.
The technical stage involved writing a function to check if the parenthesis in a string are well formed. I'd just use a library. Not jury-rig my own algorithm using a list as a stack data structure.
At the very least, the engineers giving the interview were kind, polite and welcoming. I feel even they knew the process was heavily flawed.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Write a function to check if the parenthesis in a string are well formed. This is a general Leetcode question. I imagine the company rotates these questions.
J'ai passé un entretien chez Veeva Systems (Toronto, ON)
Entretien
Applied through university job board. HR round was brief - asked about career aspirations and which team I'd want to join. Never heard back from them after the first round.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Why did I choose my major, what team would I like to join, etc.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Veeva Systems (Toronto, ON)
Entretien
Applied for a Canadian role. Was interviewed by a US-based recruiter who does not understand Canadian employment law. I hold an open work permit (which requires zero employer sponsorship or cost), but the recruiter explicitly rejected me on the call, stating they 'only hire Citizens or PRs to avoid sponsorship.'
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Veeva Systems (Londres, Angleterre) en mars 2026
Entretien
Applied online, then offered online interview.
The interviewer seemed completely disengaged through the whole process, and never even hinted at a smile once. It was a real shame and a waste of an hour - I should've stopped 15 minutes in to be honest.
Kept asking questions and re-asking the same ones 5 minutes later. Going off and back on camera. His attitude wasn't selling it, and him telling me the company was "overly American and intense" wasn't helping either.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have?
What don't you like at your current employer?
Difference between a List, Tuple and Dictionary?
What is a decorator?
Your thoughts on AI?