Evernote·Software Engineer

Evernote Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Apr 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a process that started with a phone screen and then moved into two technical interviews.

What I liked most was that the technical work wasn’t just abstract algorithms—both rounds involved real-world style code review and debugging. It felt more realistic, like I was being judged on how I’d handle code and fix issues rather than only solving puzzles.

That debugging theme showed up in my other interview experience as well: the engineer had me work through an exercise with a strong focus on making sense of behavior in the code and correcting mistakes. The whole thing was more engaging than I expected.

Still, I didn’t get an offer. In one case, feedback came relatively late and the

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