GitLab·Software Engineer

GitLab Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Negative

CanadaPosted Aug 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a standard recruiter screen, and then I got pulled into a 90-minute technical interview.

I was told the focus would be reviewing a merge request and making improvements. I did the task end to end, iterating on changes as I went, and I felt good about the direction and the follow-up questions.

What threw me off was how quickly the interview pivoted. After finishing the merge request work, the interviewer asked what felt like a completely unrelated object-oriented design question. I was able to answer it and handle the follow-ups, and from my perspective the conversation went smoothly—I even felt like I got along well with the interviewer. The confusing part came afterward: the

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