Backend Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
I applied online and received a CodeSignal General Coding assessment, which consisted of four standard algorithm questions (two easy, one medium, one hard).
They contacted me for a Karat interview shortly after.
The Karat interview was incredibly difficult.
It started with roughly 25 conceptual questions on general programming, databases, security, and networking, where you have about a minute for each question.
You are allowed to pass questions that you are unsure of in order to save time.
At the end, if you finish early, you can go back to the questions you skipped.
The last 30 minutes were for coding. You are supposed to go through as many questions as you can during that time span.
Questions
Many conceptual questions about general programming, databases, security, and networking.
What is ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) in terms of database transactions?
Strong consistency vs. eventual consistency.
Describe the process of connecting a domain name to an IP address.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Robinhood Backend Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Robinhood's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Robinhood's Backend Engineer interview process in United States.
Robinhood Work Experiences
- 4.0Rewarding Work, Tough BalanceBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 15, 2025Pros: Good work, good stock, rewarding.Cons: Bad work-life balance, on-call rotation.
- 5.0Great Team, Tedious ComplianceBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 10, 2024Pros: Working with talented people and innovative products.Cons: Heavy regulation and compliance, and back-office.
- 5.0Changing my summer internship experienceBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2018Pros: At its size, Robinhood cannot waste a single employee, including interns. I found myself thrown in the middle of the company's large projects for the summer. This meant adding support for trading four new cryptocurrencies, which only made up half of my internship! The rest was filled with other equally high-impact work. In the past, my summer internships usually involved working on a small, sandboxed project that no full-time employee wanted to do, so they would save it for an intern. At Robinhood, I truly felt like I was being utilized to my full potential. In short, some pros: * Pays well * Great people that you meet through cross-functional work * Tons of responsibility, even as an intern * Industry standard for development practices/technologies * Health benefits * Commuting benefits * Motivated coworkers and visionary leadership * Small, intimate size * Dog-friendly workplace!Cons: The only thing that even comes to mind since the company is still a small startup: * No volunteer time off
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