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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 16, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online through Glassdoor and was contacted by the first recruiter. They discussed the interview process and provided company information. After approximately two weeks, another recruiter contacted me to schedule a telephonic interview, which I promptly facilitated by providing available timeslots. I was later informed of the telephonic interview date and promptly confirmed my availability.

A day before the interview, I was informed that the interviewer was unavailable and was asked for alternative timeslots, which I again promptly provided. I then received confirmation of the telephonic interview being rescheduled to a new date based on my suggested timeslots.

On the day of the rescheduled interview, the interviewer did not call at the specified time and was approximately 10 minutes late, as far as I recall. Although the telephonic interview went well and I answered confidently, I was only informed that I had not cleared the round after I inquired about the result.

As the interview had gone well and I was surprised by the outcome, I politely requested additional feedback for my improvement. However, I received no response or acknowledgment from the recruiter regarding my query.

While Twilio's product and tech stack seemed interesting, the overall interview process was a disappointment. This was due to the recruiter's lack of follow-up and response post-interview, the interviewer's initial cancellation of the interview, and their tardiness for the rescheduled phone interview.

Questions

Explain the microservices architecture used in my applications.

How I went about identifying and designing the microservices.

My thought process behind the usage of SQL databases for my microservices (instead of NoSQL).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Twilio Principal Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Twilio's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral25%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Twilio's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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