Canva

Software Engineer/SRE Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

April 9, 2019

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Initial call with the recruiter to discuss the role, company, and experience in general.

Next was a phone interview about general data structures. I did well and proceeded to the onsite round.

Onsite interviews were expected to be two, spanning a three-hour period. The first interview stretched to over two hours. It reached a point where I felt the interviewer was looking for one weakness to fail me. Ultimately, he succeeded!

The second round did not happen.

Questions

Some questions about image processing. It was not relevant to the job description at all.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Canva Software Engineer/SRE role in Sydney, Australia.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Canva's interview process for their Software Engineer/SRE roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Canva's Software Engineer/SRE interview process in Sydney, Australia.

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