Senior Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks.
The process started with an initial HR interview, which mainly covered my background. After that, I was invited to an on-site, technical interview with the team leader, which lasted about 1.5 hours. The interviewer was professional and friendly, and the technical discussion was interesting. I was asked to design a system that tracks files from S3, given two API endpoints with specific response schemas.
However, after the interview, HR called to inform me that I wasn’t moving forward due to a lack of experience in cloud technologies and Kubernetes. This feedback felt irrelevant because I had already mentioned my level of experience in these areas in advance. If these were strict requirements, it would have been more efficient for both sides to filter this out earlier rather than inviting me to a full interview.
Overall, while the interview itself was fine, the process felt like a waste of time due to misaligned expectations. Clearer initial screening criteria would improve the candidate experience.
Questions
Explain about a project you designed and developed.
Design a system that tracks files stored in S3. Given two API endpoints—one that lists the files and another that provides details such as file size—design a system that counts the total number of files and calculates their combined size.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Cyera Senior Backend Engineer role in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Success Rate
Cyera's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cyera's Senior Backend Engineer interview process in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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