CloudKitchens Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

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Beijing, BeijingPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter outreach on LinkedIn and moved through the earlier screening rounds before reaching a take-home step.

After I submitted the assignment, they wanted to dive deep on the project, so I prepared to defend my approach.

In the follow-up, two engineers reviewed the work and ended up focusing on details that felt like they didn’t fully understand the code. The questions came across as unprofessional, and I didn’t enjoy how the conversation was going—so much so that I didn’t want to continue working within that dynamic.

Later, I encountered a similar feeling of abruptness in another technical format. A short, intense session required finishing within an hour while also explaining my thought process

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