Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Software Engineer interview experience

The DSA question felt relatively straightforward and greedy-approach focused, and I solved it successfully. That cleared my first round.

The next step was a face-to-face technical interview at the office with two panel members. The problem was about designing a custom linked list with specific behavior—simple in concept, but I struggled under the pressure because it was my first in-person interview. I didn’t complete the solution, and the whole round ended up feeling uncomfortable.

What really affected me wasn’t just the difficulty of the coding task; it was the atmosphere. One interviewer