Calendly application questions — all 35, word for word
Calendly hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 35 questions, 33 of them required. 2 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
22 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in product and engineering. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Calendly has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Calendly titles them, in Remote - US, San Francisco (Hybrid), Remote:
- Full Stack Engineer - Trust and Safety
- Senior Full Stack Engineer, AI Scheduling
- Senior Full Stack Engineer, Website Development
- Senior Manager, Security Ops & Prod Security
- Senior Product Marketing Manager
- Staff Platform Engineer
- Staff Product Manager, AI Assistant
- Staff Product Manager, Intelligent Customer Experience
- Staff Product Manager, Meetings
- Staff Product Manager, Engagement
- Senior Full Stack Engineer, Notetaker
- Senior Director, Customer Support
29 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Will you now or in the future require Calendly to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? This is sometimes called “sponsorship” for an employment-based visa status.”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Calendly does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Calendly? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you now or in the future require Calendly to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? This is sometimes called “sponsorship” for an employment-based visa status. required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Calendly? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require Calendly to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? This is sometimes called “sponsorship” for an employment-based visa status. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Have you worked in a Product Led Growth SaaS company? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| LinkedIn Profile URL | text | Yes |
| How did you hear about this job? | text | Yes |
| Calendly is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Calendly is registered, you will not be eligible for employment. Please select the state where you will reside and work. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (+45 more) |
select | Yes |
| Zip Code of Residence: | text | Yes |
| In addition to email and phone communications, would you also like to receive communications via SMS from Calendly concerning the status of or next steps in the recruitment process? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| In order to provide a great interview experience, we record and transcribe interviews using Calendly Notetaker. If you prefer not to be recorded, please inform the host at the start of the meeting. Acknowledged |
select | Yes |
| I identify my gender as | text | Yes |
| I identify my race as | text | Yes |
| Veteran Status | text | Yes |
| I have a physical disability | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| Was this application prepared or submitted in whole or in part by an AI system, language model, or automated agent? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Describe a time you led the adoption of AI-powered tools or workflows within your engineering team. What specific tools did you implement, what was the adoption challenge, and how did you measure the impact on team productivity or delivery efficiency? | textarea | Yes |
| If you are invited to an interview, the interview may be recorded/transcribed. Interviews are confidential and privacy is very important to us. Opting out will not impact your application in any way.
Please make a selection: Yes, I opt-in and agree to a recorded meeting., No, I opt-out and do not consent to a recorded interview |
select | Yes |
| Are you currently located in the Bay Area and willing to work in the San Francisco office 2-3 days a week? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What programming languages and frameworks have you used most extensively in your recent work? Please include how you’ve used them (e.g. for frontend, backend, etc.) and years of experience with each one. | textarea | Yes |
| What is your preferred programming language? | text | Yes |
| Which best describes your experience working with customers in a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) business? I have not worked in a SaaS company., I have worked at a SaaS company, but not in a customer-facing role., I have less than 1 year of experience working directly with customers in a SaaS company., I have 1–2 years of experience working directly with customers in a SaaS company., I have 2+ years of experience working directly with customers in a SaaS company. |
select | Yes |
| Do you have experience with Salesforce? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What has been the average number of accounts managed in your BoB? | text | Yes |
| Which best describes your experience with customer renewals? I have not worked with customer renewals., I supported the renewal process but did not directly own renewals., I shared responsibility for renewals with another team (e.g., Account Management or Sales)., I directly owned renewals, including customer conversations, negotiation, forecasting, and closing the renewal. |
select | Yes |
| This role will require 1-2 days per week in our San Francisco office. Are you located in the Bay area and ok with this requirement? Yes, No |
select | No |
| Which best describes your most recent customer support leadership experience? B2B SaaS with a product-led growth (PLG) or self-service motion, B2B SaaS (primarily sales-led), B2C technology/software, Services/Consulting, E-commerce, Other |
select | Yes |
| Approximately how many support team members (including managers and ICs) did you directly or indirectly lead? | text | Yes |
| Briefly describe an operational improvement you led in customer support that you're most proud of, and the measurable impact it had. | textarea | Yes |
| Which of the following have you directly led or owned? (Select all that apply.) Scaling a support organization, Support operations & process improvements, Support KPIs & reporting, Quality Assurance (QA), Voice of the Customer (VoC), Product partnership (+5 more) |
multiselect | Yes |
| Do you have professional coding experience in Golang? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Which Clouds do you have experience with? | text | Yes |
| Briefly explain your experience with Kubernetes | textarea | Yes |
| If you are not located in the Bay Area, are you willing to travel to the San Francisco office a few times a month? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What programming languages and frameworks have you used most extensively in your recent work? | text | Yes |
| Please share you portfolio if you have one with the password. | file | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 17 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 4 |
| Portfolio and links | 3 |
| Remote or on-site | 2 |
| Role-specific screening | 2 |
| Work authorisation | 2 |
| Years of experience | 2 |
| How you heard of them | 1 |
| Relocation | 1 |
| Visa sponsorship | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
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Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Calendly's asks for 33 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.