Instacart·Software Engineer

Instacart Software Engineer interview experience

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Toronto, ONPosted Jan 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a four-stage interview where two rounds were LeetCode-style coding/implementation, then there was a behavioral round and a system design interview.

They stacked all four rounds back-to-back across two days, which made it feel intense from the start.

The LeetCode questions were medium difficulty, and the most challenging part was definitely system design. I remember getting pulled into lots of edge cases and robustness questions, including how to handle pressure around rush hours and how the design holds up under real-world conditions. Even after that, I wasn’t offered the role.

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