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Backend Software Engineer Interview Experience - California

October 21, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 1 week.

I applied for a technical position at Cresta and was invited to complete their online coding challenge. The experience was extremely frustrating. The platform used per-problem timers that didn’t align with the total one-hour duration. Once a timer for a problem expired, it completely blocked further edits, even if you had finished previous problems early.

Questions

Simple, algorithmic problems.

Write a function that does X and returns Y.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cresta Backend Software Engineer role in California.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Cresta's interview process for their Backend Software Engineer roles in California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cresta's Backend Software Engineer interview process in California.