Interviewed at Apollo.io in July 2025. I have applied via referral. The whole process took 3 weeks. And it was a waste of time (read to know more).

Round 1: Live Coding Round on CODERBYTE

2 Simple JS based problem solving questions on string manipulation, pretty easy and doable with basic problem solving. Cleared the next round.

Round 2: App Creation Round

Need to set up an interview repo locally before the interview. Was asked to build a TodoMVC application in React,Javascript and CSS. You are free to use any external help except AI tools. Focus is on functionality first with a viewable styling. Was able to build it with all the functionalities required and decent styling. The interviewer was satisfied.

Round 3: Debugging Round

Was given a podcast player and list of 12 bugs which were there in code and needed to be fixed in order. The interviewer was helpful, I was able to get 10/12 in due time and the interviewer seemed satisfied with my approach. The application was in Redux which I wasn't familiar with, but managed to understand it, having knowledge of similar state management libraries.

Round 3: Behavioural Round

Was with a engineering manager who asked me about

Most challenging project?
How do you manage a conflict with a team member?
Why Apollo? What do you look for in a company before joining?
Any time when you suggested some change and there was a resistance to it?
How do you use AI in your current workflow? How much productivity improvement have you seen using AI?
What are your thoughts on the future of AI in development?

I thought it went well. I touched upon all the aspects of what I have worked upon so far.

Verdict - REJECTED

Got a rejection mail after 1 week with the reason for rejection being "Lack of AI mindset" (yeah I am not making this up).
I honestly don't know what they mean by that, because I clearly told in the Behavioral round how I am using to improve my productivity right now and willingness to adopt the AI ways of working at Apollo.io. If AI experience was such a must have, they should have told this beforehand, seems to me a made up excuse.
So beware of this company and interview at your own risk.

YOE - 5, TC - 48LPA