Cloudera

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

May 1, 2017

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process included a phone screen followed by an on-site interview with their Cloud Services team in Palo Alto. It has been a month since the on-site interview, and I haven't heard anything from the recruiter. They could at least send an email if they are not moving forward. The recruiting process appears to be broken.

Questions

Double LinkedList, Concurrency - implement scheduling task at some point in the future. Caching discussion.

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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

Good Manager, No Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I got lucky with a good manager.

Cons: There were no career advancements.

Good Manager, No Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I got lucky with a good manager.

Cons: There were no career advancements.

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.

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.

No longer Cloudera, just Hortonworks

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

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.

No longer Cloudera, just Hortonworks

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

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.

Good Manager, No Growth

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I got lucky with a good manager.

Cons: There were no career advancements.

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.

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.

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.

No longer Cloudera, just Hortonworks

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

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.

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.

Cloudera Interview Questions

Complement of Base 10 Integer

Given a base 10 integer, find its complement. The complement is found by inverting the bits of its binary representation.

Bit Manipulation

Number Complement

Given a positive integer, you need to find its complement number. The complement strategy is to flip the bits of its binary representation.

Bit Manipulation

Lexicographically Smallest Equivalent String

You're given two strings and a mapping of equivalent characters. Find the lexicographically smallest string that is equivalent to the first string based on the given mappings.

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