AlphaSense·Software Engineer

AlphaSense Software Engineer interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly long, multi-round loop that started with a recruiter call where the process and logistics were explained, and then moved quickly into team conversations.

After that, I had a hiring manager chat followed by a longer architecture session, a coding round, and then additional conversations with product and the CEO. The scheduling felt smooth and the communication was clear, and I actually enjoyed the early rounds since they gave me a good feel for how the team worked.

The architecture interview was the part that threw me off. It was described as a 60-minute session split into two halves: a system deep dive and then system design. When the round started, the introductions ate up about ten minutes, and the deep dive ran long because of lots of

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