Clever·Software Engineer

Clever Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got contacted by a senior tech recruiter shortly after applying, and they sent an online assessment link with a short deadline.

I replied quickly because I was unexpectedly traveling, explained the timing issue, and asked for an extension. The recruiter sent a new link, but that link had its own expiry window, and when I tried to access it on time—and also tried the original and reminder links—the assessment wouldn’t load or show as available.

I emailed right away to flag that the link wasn’t working. I didn’t hear back, and the next day an automated message told me the window was up and that my application was closed for not completing the assessment. I followed up again with the same context, pointing out that I

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