Kraken Digital Asset Exchange·Software Engineer

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United KingdomPosted Apr 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with the usual structure: an initial recruiter call, then an interview with an engineering manager, and then a take-home technical test that took about five hours.

The test was demanding, but after I finished, I was told I was successful and the next stage was booked.

Then things fell apart close to the finish line. One day before the next interview, I got told it was being cancelled because the team was moving ahead with an internal candidate. I was disappointed and frustrated because I’d already put significant effort into the test, and it felt like the process had been played out only to be reversed at the last moment.

I didn’t get an offer, and what lingered for me was the unprofessional vibe of the timing—going through the hard part and then

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