Glean (CA) Software Engineer interview experience

After that, I moved into an onsite loop with three rounds total: two coding rounds and one system design round. One coding round was another LeetCode-style problem, and the other was more open-ended and practical, where the interviewer essentially had me coding for most of the time and only checked in at the end.

The onsite felt structured but a bit draining because the practical coding round left less room for back-and-forth. Still, I felt the interviews were assessing real problem execution, not just theory. The system design round was the natural step up, and it matched the “onsite” vibe