Clever·Software Engineer

Clever Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey felt pretty straightforward and linear.

After applying, I started with an OA, then moved into a recruiter screen, followed by a technical round. There wasn’t much uncertainty about the format—each step flowed into the next, and it generally felt like the team was organized.

For the OA, I got a platform-based coding question that asked for thoughts behind my implementation, so it wasn’t only about producing code; it was about explaining the reasoning. In the next stages, the recruiter screen stayed focused on my background and fit, and then the technical interview was where the work got more real. I was asked to make API calls to

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