Real Interview Experiences
Learn what to expect directly from candidates and interviewers who've been through it.
Interviewed recently? Share your interview experience to unlock full access, or become a member.
“The process was good but thorough. They were very responsive and punctual. The coding questions were easy, but can be hard under pressure.”
“I think I did pretty decently overall, though I felt there was definitely room for improvement. The technical questions were very appropriate for an Entry Level SWE role, and you could arrive at coherent answers by practicing the 150 Neetcode questions, and using proper application from DSA classes. Though the hiring manager interview at the end was stranger, as it focused more on just general problem solving / knowledge questions as opposed to a full-on behavioural. The behavioural questions I felt I could've done better, mostly because I was unprepared for it and should have spent more time making my responses more coherent. ”
“The overall interview process went smoothly. My recruiter was friendly and communicative, and flexible with my schedule (I was traveling and had to split up my interviews). I received feedback relatively quickly after each round (within a few days - I often had to wait longer with other companies). No surprises, the recruiter clearly described the type of interview for each round.”
“The OA was more challenging than I expected, the questions were more aligned with Competitive programming style. Recruiter was really supportive and informative. Still waiting on the next steps, which is the final round.”
“The process was straightforward, recruiter call followed by online assessment. Depending on the assessment, you are invited for a virtual on-site, with coding and system design. If you succeed, then there is a deep dive project round and finally behavioral. Interview is split into stages.”
“It didn't go as expected. I did not have as many interviews as expected, and overall, the process wasn't great as the recruiter changed midway.”
“The process was recruiter call followed by technical screen. If one is successful, then virtual onsite - coding and system design/project depending on the team matched with. Recruiters are helpful and explain the process well and send the required material for preparation.”
“The process was quick with all interview rounds initially scheduled in the same week. The technical interviews were adapted to real world code implementations and didn't directly relate to Leetcode style problems. The system design round was very open-ended with no definite question and highly ambiguous requirements.”
“I completed four interview rounds, from the initial recruiter screen to the final System Design round. HR was very supportive throughout the process. The coding rounds consisted of one Medium LeetCode session and one scenario-based OOP coding session. I didn't pass the final System Design stage; feedback indicated they value design skills more than coding speed or syntax, noting that AI tools have made the implementation side of engineering much easier.”
Preview full access of other recent interview experiences
“The weirdest Anthropic round was the company values interview. It was almost like a therapy session, and honestly if you went to a therapist at some point, you will pass that round much more easily.”
“What was very unusual is they didn’t give me any tooling to draw the system design, so I just sketched it on a piece of paper and talked them through it, then we got into this oddly deep debate about whether hover-over history should count as a recommendation signal.”
