New Relic·Software Engineer

New Relic Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Portland, ORPosted Dec 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a phone screen with the recruiter, then moved into a casual coffee interview with the manager.

That coffee chat had a handful of technical questions and even included a small demonstration of the company’s product, which made it feel less abstract than some early screens.

From there, the process leaned heavily into a take-home. I had to complete a challenging Java homework assignment with two days to finish. After I turned that in, I went through a full-day on-site (run virtually), including lunch. The day had multiple formats—coding, distributed systems, personality fit, and an architecture-focused session.

Overall it was an average-difficulty journey for me, but the Java homework

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