Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
March 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied online.
Received a HackerRank link to solve 3 questions in 120 minutes. The questions were average, and I passed all test cases, completing them pretty quickly.
Got a phone interview where I was asked to design a thread-safe queue and questions about resume projects.
Received an email to interview onsite and had 3 interviews back-to-back.
Overall, the process was smooth. Responses from recruiters were quick, and HR was accommodating. Engineers seemed passionate about the work they do.
Questions
Design a cache mechanism. Merge k-sorted lists. Reverse a linked list. Implement a queue using stacks.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Cloudera Software Engineer New Grad role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in Palo Alto, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cloudera's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Cloudera Work Experiences
5.0
Great experience so far
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 9, 2014
Pros: It's been a little over a month here, and Cloudera's been very good for me so far. The facilities and the onsite perks for employees are very good and are better than most, if not all, valley companies. The culture of work is very open, and people are willing to help you onboard as well as spend time handling critiques when seeing things with a new perspective.
Cons: Growing fast, a lot of hiring across all areas, so there are certainly some growing pains with communication and information dissemination.
This can lead to a feeling of not being directly connected to the whole, especially if you are new and haven't waded through the rivers of Hadoop prior.
5.0
Great Summer Internship Experience
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 19, 2018
Pros: I'm a grad student working on distributed systems.
I do not regret choosing Cloudera as a place to do a summer internship. I met a lot of bright minds and friendly co-workers here.
People in my team are very helpful and they sped up my learning curve. I learned a lot from them about their technologies and how industries use their technologies to solve their problems. They gave me the freedom to experiment with their resources, even though I was only an intern.
At the end of my internship duration, I presented them some insights that I found, and I am happy the people there were really receptive of my findings.
Overall, I like the company culture, enjoy the working environment, and the collaboration that is happening between teams. There are many challenges ahead, and I like how the company turns that into opportunities.
Cons: Nothing that I can complain about.
5.0
It's been great
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 28, 2014
Pros: Work culture is fantastic. I have worked here for over 2 years and I get to work on cool, open source technologies. What's best is that I get to contribute to the direction of the company by helping in evaluating new tools and technologies that we want to bring in as a part of our distribution in the long run – and I am still an engineer, writing code every day.
Cons: We have an unlimited vacation policy. I know some people who haven't taken much vacation, but I personally take ~3 weeks of vacation a year.
- 5.0Great experience so farSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2014Pros: It's been a little over a month here, and Cloudera's been very good for me so far. The facilities and the onsite perks for employees are very good and are better than most, if not all, valley companies. The culture of work is very open, and people are willing to help you onboard as well as spend time handling critiques when seeing things with a new perspective.Cons: Growing fast, a lot of hiring across all areas, so there are certainly some growing pains with communication and information dissemination. This can lead to a feeling of not being directly connected to the whole, especially if you are new and haven't waded through the rivers of Hadoop prior.
- 5.0Great Summer Internship ExperienceSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2018Pros: I'm a grad student working on distributed systems. I do not regret choosing Cloudera as a place to do a summer internship. I met a lot of bright minds and friendly co-workers here. People in my team are very helpful and they sped up my learning curve. I learned a lot from them about their technologies and how industries use their technologies to solve their problems. They gave me the freedom to experiment with their resources, even though I was only an intern. At the end of my internship duration, I presented them some insights that I found, and I am happy the people there were really receptive of my findings. Overall, I like the company culture, enjoy the working environment, and the collaboration that is happening between teams. There are many challenges ahead, and I like how the company turns that into opportunities.Cons: Nothing that I can complain about.
- 5.0It's been greatSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 28, 2014Pros: Work culture is fantastic. I have worked here for over 2 years and I get to work on cool, open source technologies. What's best is that I get to contribute to the direction of the company by helping in evaluating new tools and technologies that we want to bring in as a part of our distribution in the long run – and I am still an engineer, writing code every day.Cons: We have an unlimited vacation policy. I know some people who haven't taken much vacation, but I personally take ~3 weeks of vacation a year.
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