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xAI Software Engineer interview experience

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KenyaPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview felt practical and focused on engineering thinking instead of trick questions.

We spent time on filesystem design and implementation, using a programming language I chose. The interviewer emphasized reasoning, data structures, and how I approached design choices, and it felt more like evaluating my problem-solving process than testing memorized syntax.

Separately, I also went through a conversation where the bulk of the discussion revolved around my resume and past projects. The follow-ups dug deeper into the technical details of what I’d done, and it never turned into a heavy leetcode-style grilling. The interviewer sounded genuinely engaged, which made it easier to

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