Confluent·Software Engineer

Confluent Software Engineer interview experience

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Edinburgh, ScotlandPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter reached out and we lined up logistics, my process moved quickly into a fairly structured sequence.

I ended up with five rounds total: three coding-style rounds, then a manager round, and finally a system design round. Most of the coding questions felt on the easier side, and overall the experience felt smooth.

What stood out was how much time the recruiter spent communicating compared to other processes I’d been through. Even though the technical parts went well, the communication rhythm was what kept me feeling grounded throughout the loop. The manager and the system design discussions felt fair, and nothing felt randomly adversarial.

By the time everything wrapped up, I received an

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