Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
Process
The interview process included one phone interview and an onsite interview in Palo Alto. The onsite interview consisted of six sessions, each lasting one hour, except for the lunch session with the director. The total onsite interview duration was six hours, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Maintaining a good mood and full energy from start to finish was a challenge.
The hiring manager and director were very nice, and I enjoyed speaking with them. The position is very attractive because they mentioned that you can spend around 50% of your time on favorite tasks, such as contributing to the community, besides delivering the Cloudera version.
I declined the offer because Cloudera did not match my existing salary, and the engineering level did not align with my expectations.
Questions
System design, troubleshooting, coding/algorithms, and soft skills.
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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
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
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Cloudera's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Cloudera Work Experiences
- 5.0Good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 14, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance here.Cons: Still need better coordination between teams.
- 2.0Engineers keep leavingSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2020Pros: Big data technologies relevant to the market. Typically no work on weekends, but for the Cloud team, which was releasing public and private cloud products, people worked overtime a lot and were burnt out. Free lunch and coffee.Cons: Too many. Upper management is there to enrich themselves and will use layoffs as a first resort. Morale is low because of post-merger conflicts. Even though they say it’s one team, the end result was HortonWorks people kicking out Cloudera people, especially at the middle management level. Experienced people, those who used to be PMC, and founders have all left. You still go to work with smart people if you are lucky, but the breadth and depth of your coworkers are no longer there. They have this ridiculous blocking period that starts two months before earnings. That means there are eight months in a year you cannot trade the stock.
- 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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