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*Note interview wasn't particularly difficult, but I marked difficult due to the amount of time the entire process took. It was refreshing that they really didn't overdo it on behavioral questions deceptively good interviewers can lie their way through. It was mostly just a normal back and forth conversation about my work, and the company. I was asked by one of the engineers how an EEPROM works, like the physics of it. It was a writing job, but he knew my degree was in Computer Engineering, even though I graduated 10 years ago, he wanted to probe my mind to see what I remembered.
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Technical Writer

Interviewed at Siemens Digital Industries Software

4.2
Jun 16, 2022

*Note interview wasn't particularly difficult, but I marked difficult due to the amount of time the entire process took. It was refreshing that they really didn't overdo it on behavioral questions deceptively good interviewers can lie their way through. It was mostly just a normal back and forth conversation about my work, and the company. I was asked by one of the engineers how an EEPROM works, like the physics of it. It was a writing job, but he knew my degree was in Computer Engineering, even though I graduated 10 years ago, he wanted to probe my mind to see what I remembered.

I was asked about my experience writing API documentation, which is very limited. I think the team knew I really was not being interviewed for a deployment guide writer but they just wanted to know what qualifications I did have in this area.
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Senior Technical Writer

Interviewed at Okta

3.6
Aug 23, 2013

I was asked about my experience writing API documentation, which is very limited. I think the team knew I really was not being interviewed for a deployment guide writer but they just wanted to know what qualifications I did have in this area.

Assignment Assessment - The task was to build a functional demo app using Runware API and present it in a workshop scenario. I needed to explain the implementation process, technical decisions, and value proposition. This wasn't just a development test but a DevRel-focused assessment that required incorporating Runware's community culture, DevEx, and sales perspectives.

Assignment Assessment - The task was to build a functional demo app using Runware API and present it in a workshop scenario. I needed to explain the implementation process, technical decisions, and value proposition. This wasn't just a development test but a DevRel-focused assessment that required incorporating Runware's community culture, DevEx, and sales perspectives.

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