Cloudera·Software Engineer

Cloudera Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jul 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process started with an initial conversation with a recruiter, and then I moved into two rounds of phone interviews, with two interviews in each round.

The first technical track began with a role/personality fit discussion, and then the next call was more hands-on: it focused on how I’d approach specific tasks that would matter for the role, including something like how I’d develop a course when I had limited direct experience.

The third interview followed a similar format but leaned on the most senior member of the team, so the tone felt a bit more calibrated to what the job required day to day. The final step was with the hiring manager, which felt like it brought the storyline together—less about puzzle-solving and more about alignment

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