Whatnot·Software Engineer

Whatnot Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

Posted Nov 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My path started with an OA that was multiple-choice, then I moved into a phone screening.

After that, I did a technical interview with a Karat interviewer, followed by a technical problem set with an engineer at Whatnot.

What surprised me was how unclear the prompts felt in the interview with the Whatnot engineer. The problem statements were vague enough that I spent real time interpreting what they were asking for, and that made the round feel more difficult than it needed to be. I also remember doing another round of technical interviews before the decision, so the process didn’t let me reset between attempts.

In the end, I didn’t get an offer. Looking back, I think I would’ve

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