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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 24, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.

  • I interviewed for the search team, speaking with the recruiter and the hiring manager, and completing a take-home assignment. I later discussed the assignment with a few engineers who were supposedly senior.
  • It was surprising that they didn't seem to understand how Node.js streams work.

Discussing the take-home with these "senior" engineers was amusing on one hand, but also discouraging. It was the worst attitude I've encountered in an interview—no smiles, barely two lines of introduction, long silences, and unclear questions that seemed to suggest they already had a specific solution in mind and were expecting me to just echo it. After going through the interview, I feel like the positive culture they present on Glassdoor is misleading. Both engineers didn't even seem to know basic things about each other, like where they live or which country they work from. It was a clear sign of how siloed this team operates.

Questions

It was a customizable REST API that allows users to retrieve logs from multiple Unix-based servers without the need for manual logins to each machine.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Cribl Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

Cribl's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive29%
Neutral7%
Negative64%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cribl's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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