Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
March 1, 2016
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Process
I had my interview with the cloud services team at Cloudera. The entire process was organized by the Cloud Recruiting Team of Cloudera.
It was a very smooth and efficient process overall, with two technical phone screening interviews and one onsite interview.
My experience was very positive overall. My recruiters were very efficient and responsible, and the team members I met during my onsite interview were engineers and managers who were very professional, smart, and friendly.
Questions
The phone screening mainly focused on coding.
The onsite interview consists of a few rounds of coding, data structures, and algorithms.
It also includes:
- One round of design focusing on distributed systems.
- Another round with some coding questions plus some basic OS, system, and networking concepts.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Cloudera Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cloudera's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Cloudera Work Experiences
5.0
Inspiring leadership and a world-class engineering team trying to change the world, one petabyte at a time
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 22, 2013
Pros: In engineering, the scope is broad, and there are many opportunities for responsibility, including working in open source, presenting at conferences, and occasionally interacting with customers big and small directly. Not only is the technical team world-class (many PhDs/ABDs), but the folks also have strong communication skills, public personalities, and are dedicated to getting it done.
Cons: There aren't very many opportunities for straight-out-of-undergrad junior engineering folks currently. Those who have joined straight out of undergrad have generally spent a summer as an intern, or have demonstrated skill by being active in relevant open-source projects.
4.0
Great Wlb, No Issues
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 1, 2023
Pros: Good WLB for this job.
Cons: No complaints for the company.
3.0
Good Work, Unfocused Engineering
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 28, 2021
Pros: Generally good working conditions, compensation, and coworkers.
Lots of problems to work on for motivated people.
Opportunities to contribute to open source.
A lot of good parts of the tech stack you can work on or learn from.
I'd recommend working here over many alternatives.
Cons: Engineering's focus is split too much between products, components, cloud, on-prem, and multiple major versions. This always made it harder to execute on building a great product, but I think it got worse over time. Executives, support, and sales engineers can't keep up with everything, and it makes things harder.
- 5.0Inspiring leadership and a world-class engineering team trying to change the world, one petabyte at a timeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 22, 2013Pros: In engineering, the scope is broad, and there are many opportunities for responsibility, including working in open source, presenting at conferences, and occasionally interacting with customers big and small directly. Not only is the technical team world-class (many PhDs/ABDs), but the folks also have strong communication skills, public personalities, and are dedicated to getting it done.Cons: There aren't very many opportunities for straight-out-of-undergrad junior engineering folks currently. Those who have joined straight out of undergrad have generally spent a summer as an intern, or have demonstrated skill by being active in relevant open-source projects.
- 4.0Great Wlb, No IssuesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 1, 2023Pros: Good WLB for this job.Cons: No complaints for the company.
- 3.0Good Work, Unfocused EngineeringSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2021Pros: Generally good working conditions, compensation, and coworkers. Lots of problems to work on for motivated people. Opportunities to contribute to open source. A lot of good parts of the tech stack you can work on or learn from. I'd recommend working here over many alternatives.Cons: Engineering's focus is split too much between products, components, cloud, on-prem, and multiple major versions. This always made it harder to execute on building a great product, but I think it got worse over time. Executives, support, and sales engineers can't keep up with everything, and it makes things harder.
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