Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Budapest, Hungary
May 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
First, I had a screening call with a recruiter.
Then, a one-to-one interview over lunch with a manager.
Lastly, a four-round personal interview with two people from the employer side in each round.
The process was a bit slow due to my own schedule; I was busy with my current job. They would have completed everything faster. Everyone was helpful throughout.
Questions
What would your colleague tell us: why we should hire you, and why we should not?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cloudera Software Engineering Manager role in Budapest, Hungary.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Cloudera's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in Budapest, Hungary is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cloudera's Software Engineering Manager interview process in Budapest, Hungary.
Cloudera Work Experiences
1.0
The company became so-so
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
November 19, 2024
Pros: 1. Good work-life balance.
2. Culture and people are good.
3. Benefits are decent.
Cons: The company lost the luster and brand it used to be once because of a lack of innovation and management. Management is not technical whatsoever, and most good employees left or were shown the door. There's hardly any innovation these days, as more processes and people come into the way.
The company became a sweatshop, surviving on legacy customers or old license deals.
4.0
A good place to learn about distributed systems and how to deal with a massive amount of data
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Budapest, Hungary
February 22, 2023
Pros: - Great people to work with.
- The tech stack is pretty compelling. You have the option to deep dive into almost anything that is related to distributed systems/data, not to mention working on open-source products.
- You can't have a better office location in Budapest.
- Teams are independent and can follow their own processes.
- Remote/hybrid work.
- Additional PTO days, "unplug" days when the whole company is taking some rest.
Cons: - Due to previous mergers and direction changes, it can sometimes be a bit chaotic.
- The learning curve can be very steep.
- Too many products to support; engineers have to juggle between many priorities.
5.0
Really nice environment!
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Budapest, Hungary
October 22, 2025
Pros: Possibility to work remotely, a very helpful team, and many facilities.
Cons: It can take some time to get used to the stack.
- 1.0The company became so-soSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesNovember 19, 2024Pros: 1. Good work-life balance. 2. Culture and people are good. 3. Benefits are decent.Cons: The company lost the luster and brand it used to be once because of a lack of innovation and management. Management is not technical whatsoever, and most good employees left or were shown the door. There's hardly any innovation these days, as more processes and people come into the way. The company became a sweatshop, surviving on legacy customers or old license deals.
- 4.0A good place to learn about distributed systems and how to deal with a massive amount of dataSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeBudapest, HungaryFebruary 22, 2023Pros: - Great people to work with. - The tech stack is pretty compelling. You have the option to deep dive into almost anything that is related to distributed systems/data, not to mention working on open-source products. - You can't have a better office location in Budapest. - Teams are independent and can follow their own processes. - Remote/hybrid work. - Additional PTO days, "unplug" days when the whole company is taking some rest.Cons: - Due to previous mergers and direction changes, it can sometimes be a bit chaotic. - The learning curve can be very steep. - Too many products to support; engineers have to juggle between many priorities.
- 5.0Really nice environment!Software Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeBudapest, HungaryOctober 22, 2025Pros: Possibility to work remotely, a very helpful team, and many facilities.Cons: It can take some time to get used to the stack.
Cloudera Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
