Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Initially, a recruiter screens candidates. Then, that recruiter passes the candidate on to another recruiter, who conducts a subsequent screen.
After that, a phone screen is scheduled via CoderPad.
You are expected to run the code, fix any syntax errors, write multiple test cases, and ensure it functions correctly.
Questions
Given a string and a pattern with a wildcard, return true if the pattern matches the string.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Confluent Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Confluent's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Confluent's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Confluent Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Culture, Stream Processing WorriesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 23, 2024Pros: Great company culture and a growing company.Cons: Stream processing's future is unclear.
- 4.0Good compensation and remote benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 7, 2025Pros: Many things to learn with respect to distributed systems, working at scale.Cons: Some teams might be on-call heavy.
- 4.0Overall is goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 6, 2025Pros: Work from home Smart peopleCons: Culture tends to be bad.
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