Cloudera·Software Engineer

Cloudera Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

Palo Alto, CAPosted Jan 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a phone screen and then an onsite made up of three technical rounds.

What surprised me wasn’t the technical difficulty as much as the way logistics and communication were handled. The manager called people directly to notify decisions without really checking whether I was available, and the coordinator sent confirmations without confirming my ability to attend. Even the final result notification felt disconnected from how a professional recruiting email usually looks.

At the same time, the onsite itself carried a tense vibe for me. The atmosphere felt dull, and during one of the sessions the interviewer’s manner came off as arrogant and dismissive. I remember

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