Coinbase·Software Engineer

Coinbase Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

Mountain View, CAPosted Jan 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced a more classic early funnel (screen → coding-style work → deeper technical steps), and most stages felt average aside from a frustrating process moment.

Recruiter screen + technical coding — a very short recruiter screen, then a longer technical session using a codebase-style HackerRank experience focused on filling in missing parts and validating against test cases.
Recruiter + programming challenge + interface + architecture — after a recruiter conversation, I did an endpoint-and-tests coding challenge, then implemented an iterable-style interface for multiple concrete behaviors, and finally moved into an architecture/design round (messaging system in the style of Slack).
Recruiter + phone screen + onsite + team matching —

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