GitLab·Software Engineer

GitLab Software Engineer interview experience

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Posted May 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process ended up taking about two and a half months, which surprised me because I’d been told there were only a few rounds for the role.

Even with roughly three interview rounds, I learned that you could get rejected from one team and still try again with another team if a recruiter suggested it—which meant redoing the behavioral interviews. The technical interview itself only happened once, so it felt especially important to get that part right.

I ended up interviewing for three different teams. The first one moved quickly and then got filled, so a recruiter referred me to another recruiter to pursue a different team. My hiring manager interview for that path didn’t go well; the interviewer seemed a bit rude and even laughed

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