Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
March 6, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round was a screening (coding) round.
Then, five onsite interviews were scheduled:
- Two were coding interviews
- One was a design interview
- One was with the Hiring Manager (HM)
- One was a tech deep dive
The overall process was easy.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Confluent Staff Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Confluent's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Confluent's Staff Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Confluent Work Experiences
1.0
Worst Company To Work For
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 14, 2025
Pros: Only pay well, then rest in hell.
Cons: Rest in hell. Worst management, managers, and operational works. Mediocre people around you, everybody cutting corners to showcase delivery.
1.0
Worst Company to Work For
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 20, 2023
Pros: Good perks.
Good benefits.
Remote first.
Cons: Pathetic work environment. Team coordination is very bad. No support from leadership. Leadership is running on survival mode. Operational heavy company. Only DevOps work. No development work.
4.0
Good compensation and remote benefits
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 7, 2025
Pros: Many things to learn with respect to distributed systems, working at scale.
Cons: Some teams might be on-call heavy.
- 1.0Worst Company To Work ForStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 14, 2025Pros: Only pay well, then rest in hell.Cons: Rest in hell. Worst management, managers, and operational works. Mediocre people around you, everybody cutting corners to showcase delivery.
- 1.0Worst Company to Work ForStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 20, 2023Pros: Good perks. Good benefits. Remote first.Cons: Pathetic work environment. Team coordination is very bad. No support from leadership. Leadership is running on survival mode. Operational heavy company. Only DevOps work. No development work.
- 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.
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