Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
January 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process is really slow. From the recruiter's first contact to the phone screening interview, it took around two weeks. I waited for three weeks to get scheduled for the onsite. After the onsite, there was no feedback for three weeks, and still no update. Even if I am rejected, you can send me a quick message.
Questions
- Binary Tree encode/decode
- Multi-thread to write numbers
- Rate limiter
- Given several machines with 16GB memory and 1TB hard drive, calculate how many machines are needed to meet the QPS requirement.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Cloudera Senior Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral0%
Negative60%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Cloudera's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Cloudera Work Experiences
3.0
Good Manager, No Growth
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
July 23, 2023
Pros: I got lucky with a good manager.
Cons: There were no career advancements.
4.0
Excellent moral support during pandemic
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
February 16, 2021
Pros: Very decent work culture. Excellent moral support during the pandemic.
Cons: Not aggressive, unlike the competition.
1.0
No longer Cloudera, just Hortonworks
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
June 30, 2020
Pros: Open source projects.
Talented people.
Cons: Bad leadership.
The current leadership came from Hortonworks, and they were very political and hostile towards employees, especially those employees from legacy Cloudera. They recently laid off many people, citing COVID-19, but that was BS. Talk to any former Cloudera employees, and you will understand why. I can’t tell you here.
- 3.0Good Manager, No GrowthSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2023Pros: I got lucky with a good manager.Cons: There were no career advancements.
- 4.0Excellent moral support during pandemicSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesFebruary 16, 2021Pros: Very decent work culture. Excellent moral support during the pandemic.Cons: Not aggressive, unlike the competition.
- 1.0No longer Cloudera, just HortonworksSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJune 30, 2020Pros: Open source projects. Talented people.Cons: Bad leadership. The current leadership came from Hortonworks, and they were very political and hostile towards employees, especially those employees from legacy Cloudera. They recently laid off many people, citing COVID-19, but that was BS. Talk to any former Cloudera employees, and you will understand why. I can’t tell you here.
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