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Atmosfera je bila prijateljska, ali odmah sam shvatio da ozbiljno pristupaju procesu zapošljavanja. Prvi deo intervjua bio je tehnički test, koji je trajao oko 45 minuta. Pitanja su bila fokusirana na algoritme, strukture podataka i rešavanje problema u realnom vremenu. Dobili smo nekoliko zadataka koje je trebalo da rešimo koristeći Python, što je bila jezika koji sam koristio u prethodnim projektima. Jedan od zadataka je bio vezan za optimizaciju pretrage u velikim skupovima podataka, dok je drugi zahtevao implementaciju jednostavne verzije REST API-ja. Zadatak nije bio lak, ali bio sam u mogućnosti da ga rešim, a tokom rešavanja su mi dali mogućnost da se konsultujem sa njima ako zapnem. Oni su čak pitali moje mišljenje o različitim pristupima rešenju, što mi je omogućilo da pokažem sposobnost za razmišljanje i donošenje odluka u stresnim situacijama.

Notice to anyone reading this: Don't judge company by my subjective experience. The HR interview was fine. It included a few basic questions about my experience and background, as well as an introduction to the company and a brief description of the role. The interview was conducted online with the initial Russian recruiter who had contacted me via LinkedIn. We also scheduled a technical interview in advance. The only negative aspect I could point out is how the HR process was handled initially. The recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn and asked me three questions, one of which was about my salary expectations. When I asked about the salary range, she initially ignored my question. Subsequently, she avoided giving me an answer for at least seven days. Then, out of the blue, they expressed interest in hiring me again, and we proceeded to schedule the HR interview. Initially, the company appeared to offer good benefits and seemed promising. However, the HR team and the technical staff did not come across as professional. On the positive side, the pay is reportedly good, based on the experiences of others. The salary range for a Junior System Administrator (essentially an in-house IT role) is approximately €1,000–€1,300. It was a very unpleasant experience. The interview included the Head of IT and a Senior System Administrator, and they immediately began asking about my experience. However, when I started answering, they frequently interrupted me with technical questions, not allowing me to finish my thoughts. They came across as narrow-minded and rigid individuals who didn’t even seem to have a sufficient level of English proficiency. The worst part of the interview was that they asked questions about clusters and patching schedules and policies, which seemed far beyond the scope of a Junior System Administrator position. (In reality, based on the responsibilities described, it sounded more like an in-house IT role.) Another negative impression was their focus on in-depth technical troubleshooting steps, requiring exact commands. They seemed more interested in technical specifics rather than evaluating my problem-solving mindset and logical thinking—qualities that should matter more for a junior support position. To be honest, I was shocked that they were asking about virtualization for this role. Overall, the interview left a very negative impression on me. I think to myself that maybe higher salary expectation lead to this much confusing interview process or they just wanted to hire other candidate and disqualify me as fast as possible.