Evernote·Software Engineer

Evernote Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted May 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter phone screen that was pretty basic, and then moved to a technical screen with an engineer.

The engineer opened with general questions about Java that felt vague and not very anchored. We then did a simple Coderpad problem, and I finished a bit early because the question was easy.

Even though I felt good about the answers, I was told I wouldn’t continue. The rejection surprised me because it didn’t match how the conversation went, and the engineer’s communication was confusing at times. There was also a sense that English wasn’t clear enough to support the pace and clarity I needed.

No offer came out of it. The most memorable part was how quickly the interview ended after a

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