Confluent·Software Engineer

Confluent Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Dec 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a phone screen with an algorithm question.

After that, I moved into a virtual final round that combined another algorithm problem with a system design question. I actually liked talking with the interviewers—they were friendly and helpful while I worked through the material.

What made the experience rough for me wasn’t the technical content as much as the logistics. Scheduling took forever, and HR seemed slow to respond, didn’t give clear updates, and generally felt unorganized. The tone shifted from the interview itself being pleasant to the process around it being stressful and hard to track.

Technically, the questions were

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