Plaid·Software Engineer

Plaid Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Apr 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a technical recruiter, and then I had a technical round with two questions.

The problems weren’t exactly LeetCode-style, but I felt like algorithmic concepts mattered. The recruiter experience was a bright spot—friendly, helpful, and genuinely positive.

The technical part had a sharper contrast. The first interviewer was a few minutes late and seemed preoccupied and terse, which threw me off because the earlier vibe had been so welcoming. Even when I got help, the tone made the whole interaction feel more uncomfortable than I expected. The second interviewer, though, was really engaging and nice, and they worked through the problem with me when I initially struggled

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