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Updated weekly · Reviewed by the Dataford team

CI&T interview process & guide 2026

Interview difficulty 4.6 / 10Based on 500 interview reports

Everything we know about interviewing at CI&T: what each round tests.

Software Engineer

At a glance

4.6/ 10
Interview difficulty 4.6 / 10
Rated by candidates who reported interviewing here. Harder than 46% of companies we track.
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Role guides
500
Interview reports
12
Topics tracked
01 · Difficulty and outcomes

How hard is the CI&T interview?

Aggregated from 500 interview experiences
Difficulty mix
Easy29%
Medium60%
Hard11%
Most loops land in the middle: hard enough to prep for, rarely brutal.
Offer rate
66%about 1 in 2

About 1 in 2 candidates with a known outcome convert.

328 offers across 500 reports with a stated outcome.
Experience sentiment
79%positive
Positive 79%Neutral 8%Negative 13%
Reports by year
101
31
71
166
112
20222023202420252026
By interview date. The current year is partial.
02 · Topic breakdown

What CI&T actually tests for

How prominent each skill is across reported loops
100%
System Design / Arquitetura de software
97%
Resiliência com retry/timeout/circuit breaker
94%
Tomada de decisão técnica
91%
Resiliência em sistemas distribuídos
89%
Padrões de projeto (Design Patterns)
86%
REST / APIs REST
83%
Integração entre sistemas
81%
Mensageria / Kafka
78%
Modernização de legado
75%
IA no dia a dia (uso prático)
72%
Governança e riscos de dados
70%
Ambientes regulados
Tested less
Tested more
03 · Role guides

Find the guide for your role

This is your next step: open the guide for the role you are interviewing for. Each one carries the questions CI&T interviewers actually ask that position, the loop structure, and pay by level.

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04 · FAQ

CI&T interview FAQ

Answered from real candidate and workplace data
How hard is the CI&T interview?

Candidates most commonly rate CI&T interviews as medium, based on 500 reported interviews. About 66% of candidates who interview go on to receive an offer.

What topics does CI&T test in interviews?

CI&T interviews most often cover System Design / Arquitetura de software, Resiliência com retry/timeout/circuit breaker, Tomada de decisão técnica, Resiliência em sistemas distribuídos, and Padrões de projeto (Design Patterns). The exact emphasis depends on the specific role you apply for.

What roles can I prepare for at CI&T?

Dataford has interview guides for 1 role at CI&T, including Software Engineer.

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