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Software Engineer Interview Experience - California

March 12, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Four 1 hr rounds. Each is half resume and knowledge questions, and half is coding.

Half of the coding questions were DS&A and the other half are ML and OS related.

Took about two months from first interview to offer.

Questions

Why is std::unordered_map rarely the best hash map to use in most scenarios, how are other flavours of unordered hash maps from tbb or absl better, in what way and under what circumstances.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Cerebras Software Engineer role in California.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Cerebras's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%
Neutral25%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cerebras's Software Engineer interview process in California.

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