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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Budapest, Hungary

March 1, 2019
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Process

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. After the usual introductory phone call, the process took three steps.

First, I was given an online HackerRank test. Then, I had an onsite technical interview consisting of three parts. All parts could be done together on the same day or separately. I did them together, which was kind of tough but doable. Before the interview, I was informed via email what kind of questions to expect. This description seemed quite broad at first but turned out to be valid.

When I arrived for the interview, I was given a "snack pack" of snacks and beverages to get through the following three hours, which was very nice and something I've never experienced elsewhere.

Having passed this technical part, I had a lunch with my future manager, focusing on soft skills, team fit, and interpersonal compatibility.

This was the longest and most difficult interview process I've ever had, but everyone I met was easygoing and super friendly. The process was quite seamless and professional. Overall, I had the feeling they are very picky about who they work with but respect you as a candidate very much.

Questions

Hackerrank test: Solve 3 algorithmic tasks using a language of your choice (as offered by Hackerrank) in 60 minutes.

Onsite technical interview.

Part 1:

  • Write a shell script for a log processing task.
  • Make a conceptual design of a sports app.

Part 2:

  • How would you finish your Hackerrank exercise?
  • How would you optimize the time complexity of all your Hackerrank solutions?

Part 3: Given a (not very difficult) algorithmic problem, find the solution and put it syntactically correctly on the whiteboard in a language of your choice (as offered by the interviewers).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Cloudera Senior Software Engineer role in Budapest, Hungary.

Success Rate

80%
Pass Rate

Cloudera's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Budapest, Hungary is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive80%
Neutral10%
Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cloudera's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Budapest, Hungary.

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