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I also politely pointed out the database issues I mentioned earlier here, as well as suggested better ways to use the SQLAlchemy API in the original code. Thus, I added support to unit tests and added unit tests for all the new resources I was asked to add, as well as to resources that I was asked to modify. If you don't write tests, you are an amateur at best. Also didn't support database migrations (using a package such as alembic).

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It didn't even had support fr unit tests and the database code was highly coupled to models and views. Poorly written code, so simplistic that I wouldn't use it in a 3 minute tutorial. The quality of the code provided was by itself a bad sign of things to come. I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Overloop (Ditchingham, England) in Jul 2020 InterviewĬonsisted of a coding test right of the bat, in which the candidate is asked to make modifications to a provided Python/Flask back-end project (RESTful).

Regardless, I wanted to share my experience because there wasn't much information about Overloop online. They might have had better candidates submit their own code before I finished mine, which might be the reason for this. Overall I feel like my application wasn't properly considered. Although I don't believe it is enough reason to reject a candiate.ģ. I admit this is my mistake, not coming from a python background. I might have not specifically named it Test.db though!Ģ. I did have a test database though, and I also had cleanup functions to reset the database state between tests to make sure that tests are completely independent. They thought I was using the real database for my tests.

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After not hearing back from them for over a week, I emailed asking for an update and was told I was not selected.

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I did this to show that it was something I was considering and made sure to explain in my documentation that I ran out of time - so that maybe I could work on it in a live coding session if needed.įeeling pretty happy about my code, tests and documentation, I submitted the zip file. I added lots of unit tests to show all the functionality I added, and even had a failing unit test to highlight a feature that I didn't manage to complete in time. The sample code was quite basic but I tried my best to improve it and list down the improvements I made - with the assumption that the person evaluating the code would be looking out for that. I thought it was a very simple task, simply adding some endpoints and storing data in a database. After submitting my CV I was sent a Python/Flask/SqlAlchemy code sample together with a list of requirements that I needed to complete. Unfortunately, my experience was nearly identical. So when i read the only available interview experience on glassdoor below, i took little notice to it being negative. I don't usually take notice of negative interview experiences listed here - I assume they are written by people offended that they didn't get an offer. I applied online. I interviewed at Overloop (Paris) in Mar 2021 Interview