Glean (CA)·Software Engineer

Glean (CA) Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

IndiaPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up going through six rounds total: one hiring manager round, then two technical rounds, and then three cultural rounds.

By the time I got to the later parts, I could tell they were evaluating more than just coding—there was a heavy emphasis on overall fit.

The technical work was difficult for me, and I didn’t advance past the first technical DSA round because I got tripped up by library differences, mixing up C++ and Java knowledge in the middle of solving. The interview itself was smooth overall, and I remember feeling overconfident going in, which probably made the mistake more costly than it needed to be.

I didn’t get an offer. I walked away frustrated because the process felt well-run, yet one

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Glean (CA) Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Glean (CA) interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company