Cloudflare Software Engineer interview experience

Early on, the format was clearly aligned with the role: a code interview and then a system design discussion. As it went on, the meetings started to feel more like higher-level conversations than discrete checkpoints.

Midway through everything, a recruiter noticed I had skills in an area they wanted more, and my role was switched accordingly. I still don’t fully understand the point of running that many interviews; what I remember most is how little time the senior people had once I finally got to the end.

The final meeting was with a very senior figure where I was advised to ask just one