Process
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.
- HR round: The HR representative looked really helpful, but then never responded to emails.
- First round: All-around questions about past experiences and a small coding exercise.
- Second round: Technical interview with an easy exercise from LeetCode. The interviewer was helpful and it wasn't stressful.
After this, there was no response, and I was ghosted.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the Cloudera Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
37%
Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive59%
Neutral11%
Negative30%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cloudera's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Cloudera Work Experiences
5.0
Great for open source development, but on-call can be tough
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Budapest
June 24, 2026
Pros: It is a really good place to get into open source development.
Unplugged days are a nice perk, which are essentially additional holidays.
There are high-quality colleagues in the core Apache engineering teams.
Cons: On-call weeks can be brutal, depending on the team.
3.0
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
February 14, 2018
Pros: Some really great engineering teams with very strong engineers.
Cons: Management feels like a mess, lacking direction. Values are weird, e.g. "fly in formation".
3.0
Amazing work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 20, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance
Good opportunities
Cons: High attrition.
Management is too young.
- 5.0Great for open source development, but on-call can be toughSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBudapestJune 24, 2026Pros: It is a really good place to get into open source development. Unplugged days are a nice perk, which are essentially additional holidays. There are high-quality colleagues in the core Apache engineering teams.Cons: On-call weeks can be brutal, depending on the team.
- 3.0Senior Software EngineerSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeFebruary 14, 2018Pros: Some really great engineering teams with very strong engineers.Cons: Management feels like a mess, lacking direction. Values are weird, e.g. "fly in formation".
- 3.0Amazing work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 20, 2022Pros: Work-life balance Good opportunitiesCons: High attrition. Management is too young.
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