Xebia Software Engineer interview experience

I went through about three to four rounds, and overall I didn’t find the questions brutal. The early conversations mainly covered my background and fit, plus core engineering fundamentals.

In the technical rounds, I was asked about arrays and algorithms/DSA, with a medium-level coding problem where I had to work through the solution live. There was also a Java-focused discussion, and I remember spending time on Kafka at a higher level, framed more around how systems are designed and how data flows. I also had to do a quick self-introduction, and the rest of the time was a mix of discussion