Process
I had an initial phone call with a recruiter and then later had a 1-hour long technical phone screen with an engineer.
The interviewer was friendly but had a heavy accent and was difficult to understand.
The engineer gave me the sliding window maximum problem and then made me solve it in linear time, which I did. The engineer then followed up with questions about the sliding window maximum problem mixed with limited memory. This is where the engineer lost me.
After that discussion went downhill, we discussed how to write a concurrent, thread-safe List data structure with constant time operations. I had no problems designing this.
Overall, I thought the interview went well, but I guess it didn't, as I was rejected the next day.
Questions
Sliding Window Maximum
Follow up: Solve it in linear time.
How would you implement a List with good concurrent semantics for read/delete operations?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 59 interview experiences for the Rubrik Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Rubrik's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rubrik's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Rubrik Work Experiences
- 5.0Decent place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 30, 2025Pros: The work is fun and interesting; the pay is amazing.Cons: Can be slightly hectic sometimes.
- 1.0Rapid decline in eng quality. Sinking boat with unrealistic expectationsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2024Pros: 1. Good quality engineering staff 2. High standards in engineering practices 3. Free food, but only up to $X.Cons: 1. CEO keeps changing strategy every year. 2. WLB is extremely bad. Get ready to work 12hr+ in two time zones over 6 days a week. 3. Management and leadership have unreal expectations and push more demanding excellence and impact with limited resources. 4. Favoritism is shown by managers. 5. Promo promises and peanut raises. 6. Bonus is constantly reduced, mentioning uncontrollable reasons such as war, market conditions, IPO. 7. Rapid exodus of talent and people waiting to get out. 8. Burnout is rampant in eng. 9. Managers and leadership expect high quality, but they fail to exhibit the same. 10. No 401k match and no on-call bonus.
- 4.0Good Place, Bad PlaceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 17, 2024Pros: Good thing to work at.Cons: Not a good place to work at.
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