Instacart Software Engineer interview experience

After that, I went into a four-hour virtual onsite that packed in multiple parts: two coding challenges, a background question round that walked through past projects, and a guided system design.

Everything felt more demanding than the usual “quick loop” format because the onsite was long and covered both execution and explanation. I didn’t end up receiving an offer, but the structure itself was consistent and clearly segmented, which at least made it easier to understand what they were evaluating.