Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
April 18, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online and the recruiter contacted me within a couple of days.
I went through two technical phone screens, which went pretty well.
After that, there was no response from the company. My online application is still in progress.
They stopped replying to my emails.
At least have the decency to respond to emails.
It looks like they think their time is too valuable to respond to candidates.
Questions
Basic DS questions.
Nothing too fancy.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Cloudera Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
18%
Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive41%
Neutral0%
Negative59%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Cloudera's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Cloudera Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work overall
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
August 9, 2018
Pros: Pros:
- The people. The main reason I've stayed for over 3 years.
- Market opportunity. There's a lot of growth potential.
- Engineering leadership. Overall very good. The head of engineering "gets it"; how to build quality software and not accumulate a bunch of tech debt.
- Plenty of interesting challenges. Lots of opportunities to make a big impact.
Cons: The open-source software stack can be chaotic to build an enterprise product out of. On the other hand, there's plenty of opportunity to be active in Apache communities.
4.0
It feels nice, but when will it reach the financial goals?
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
March 5, 2017
Pros: Interesting work, good work-life balance, and free food.
Cons: Internally, the level of energy and mutual support, as well as the qualifications of some employees, doesn't always feel as it should at a pre-IPO company.
1.0
Great from the outside world, miserable in reality
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
November 20, 2019
Pros: Nice office, good amenities, nice coworkers.
Cons: * Some people in management positions do not have the concept of work-life balance.
* There is a sense of competition rather than team bonding or working together.
* Personal career development is a myth here.
- 5.0Great place to work overallSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2018Pros: Pros: - The people. The main reason I've stayed for over 3 years. - Market opportunity. There's a lot of growth potential. - Engineering leadership. Overall very good. The head of engineering "gets it"; how to build quality software and not accumulate a bunch of tech debt. - Plenty of interesting challenges. Lots of opportunities to make a big impact.Cons: The open-source software stack can be chaotic to build an enterprise product out of. On the other hand, there's plenty of opportunity to be active in Apache communities.
- 4.0It feels nice, but when will it reach the financial goals?Software Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMarch 5, 2017Pros: Interesting work, good work-life balance, and free food.Cons: Internally, the level of energy and mutual support, as well as the qualifications of some employees, doesn't always feel as it should at a pre-IPO company.
- 1.0Great from the outside world, miserable in realitySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesNovember 20, 2019Pros: Nice office, good amenities, nice coworkers.Cons: * Some people in management positions do not have the concept of work-life balance. * There is a sense of competition rather than team bonding or working together. * Personal career development is a myth here.
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