Is this normal at Schwab to get asked to created a whole angular application during a specialist software engineer interview that connects to an api. I had until tomorrow to finish it, but I felt it was a waste of my time since I am employed in a different position with other work. I felt it was extreme and I’m moving on. Is this normal.
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@1ea I saw one example of someone who was asked to do this somewhere and he added a cron job that would drop the database after a week. He received the "but unfortanately" email then the company called him back threatening to sue him then he called them out and he never heard from them again.
Get real. The code they asked you to provide was because they want it for their project. Thanks for the free code.
Use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Windsurf, and Bolt.new to generate code and conduct automated testing.. if you have written requests like emails, use ChatGPT to convert the text into a structured prompt, then generate the complete project using appropriate AI tools. Estimated completion time: 35-40 minutes. and slap on the face and also mention how you have used and how you teach them to use this tools
Some one written perfectly Schwab is toxic place work big smile on face backstab the movement you turn your face other way
There are few cases 1) who had taken your interview it was American or contractor or Indian on h1 2) if it is taken by Indian or Indian was in panel they are just flexing it finding way to reject you 3) you can use to generate the whole code in 5 mins test locally slap this dog holes
If that's your attitude, then why bother applying to any job anywhere if you are already "employed" elsewhere?
I've been a Full Stack Dev at schwab for 6.5 years and I know this is crazy. We have hired contractors with just one 30 minute interview and no real coding exercise asked during interviews. I would invert the question back to you. Do you want to work for Mediocre Managers who are mostly early 90s and 2000s graduates and some of them don't even have a degree from a reputable US university. These are graduates from unknown universities from India and Elsewhere and they don't know the difference between a Javascript framework and a Javascript library. I've seen scrum masters become directors in 3 years with little to no real skills. I would not take this job if I were you. It is a red-taped environment where bootlicking goes a long way.
Not norm
Schwab’s leadership and management appear to lack a coherent application development strategy. Instead of prioritizing and sequencing work effectively, they continuously layer on additional tasks, leaving engineers unable to complete even a single deliverable within a day. The constant direction changes are framed as “scrum,” but in practice it resembles reactive pivoting rather than disciplined agile execution. You made the right decision stepping away from the interview process.
Don't just move on. Run! Schwab is a very toxic place to work. Everyone has this facade of being nice but they are ready to stab you in the back or throw you under the bus the moment it benefits them. I was never asked to do anything beyond solving a leetcode problem during my interview.