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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Ireland

September 19, 2023
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Process

I applied online and a recruiter contacted me by email a couple of days later. The interview process was as follows:

  1. Introductory video call with the recruiter
  2. Automated online assessment (about 10 questions, one of them a simple coding problem, the others general web development questions)
  3. Interview with the hiring manager. Mostly non-technical with "tell me about a time you did X" type questions.
  4. One hour coding video interview. 40 minutes dedicated to solving a LeetCode type problem (didn't expect this for a principal level position, to be honest) and 20 minutes for me asking questions. This interview was extremely rushed.
  5. One hour systems design video interview. They asked me to prepare a 10-minute presentation about a past project in which I had a leadership role, 30 minutes dedicated to a design exercise for which they provided background information in advance, and 20 minutes for free-form Q&A.
  6. Offer

Questions

Q: How is a user remembered as it navigates through the pages of a web application?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Elastic Principal Software Engineer role in Ireland.

Success Rate

100%
Pass Rate

Elastic's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Ireland is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Elastic's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Ireland.

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