Kraken·Backend Engineer

Kraken Backend Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience with Kraken’s process centered heavily on a take-home that actually felt connected to day-to-day engineering.

The HR step was quick, and then I moved into a take-home assignment that seemed designed to mirror real work rather than random practice problems. The time recommendation I saw was a few hours, but even within that, the feedback I received later was extremely nit-picky and focused on details I didn’t feel were especially predictive of engineering ability.

After submitting, the next step was a technical interview focused on the take-home. In that round, I discussed what I did and walked through my approach, and the questions felt thoughtful and not meant to pile on unnecessary pressure. I

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