Senior interview experiences
Real accounts of senior interviews: how candidates got the interview, how they prepared, what each round asked and how it went.
- Mistral AISenior · ML Infrastructure Engineer
Mistral AI Interview Process - Senior ML Infrastructure Engineer
I interviewed with Mistral AI in London in August–September 2026. The process took about five weeks and was entirely virtual. I had ten years’ experience, mainly in backend infrastructure and distributed systems. Opening conversations The r
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- ServiceNowSenior · Frontend Engineer
ServiceNow Senior Frontend Engineer: coding, JavaScript and an offer
Four Zoom interviews covering DSA, JavaScript and past projects for a frontend role in San Diego, ending in an accepted offer.
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- GlobantSenior · Software Engineer
Globant Interview Process - Senior Software Engineer
Role is for Full Stack Engineer, with experience tech stack like React, Nodejs & AWS. Total 3 rounds, I made it till first round. Recruiter Call Enquired about my skills & experience if it's fit to the Job profile. Asked about my hands-on e
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- BoyleSportsSenior · Fullstack Engineer
BoyleSports Interview Process - Senior Fullstack Engineer
I have applied to their job post on LinkedIn, got a web assesment test. It was a set of a couple choice questions, and timed coding test. I would rate it junior level, nothing complex, just basics of javascript and react. Short quiz was reg
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- CloudflareSenior · Fullstack Engineer
Cloudflare Software Engineer in London: hiring manager chat, culture fit, PM round, HTTP server debugging, Instagram for cats and an AI-assisted coding round
5 rounds after a hiring manager chat: culture fit, a PM round, debugging a broken HTTP server, Instagram for cats, and an AI-assisted coding round.
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- BloombergSenior · Software Engineer
Bloomberg Senior Engineer: Decode String screen, Stock Exchange design and Meeting Rooms II
Recruiter, Decode String, then stock exchange design + Meeting Rooms II + hiring manager in one go. Offer, they wouldn't match so I passed.
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- ZscalerSenior · Backend Engineer
Zscaler Engineer in Tel Aviv: team lead chat, an onsite with Min Stack, an append-only log SQL problem and LRU Cache, then the R&D director
3 rounds, half behavioural. Min Stack, an append-only log SQL problem, LRU cache, then the R&D director. Nothing exotic if you've done the lists.
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- WaymoSenior · Software Engineer
Waymo Software Engineer in Mountain View: two robot grid problems, a Street View style infrastructure design and Expressive Words
Two grid/robot problems, an infra-flavoured Street View design, an Expressive Words variant, then team matching. No exact LeetCode for the grids.
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- GitLabSenior · Software Engineer
GitLab Senior Engineer: merge request review, pair programming and a behavioural hiring manager call
Different format: you review a real merge request and then pair on it. Mostly behavioural otherwise. Turned the offer down after a counter.
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- TeslaSenior · Fullstack Engineer
Tesla Software Engineer: Codility OA, a React infinite scroll screen, an onsite with Trapping Rain Water, an OTA fleet update LLD and a telemetry pipeline, then Evidence of Excellence
Codility OA, React infinite scroll screen, 4-round onsite (Trapping Rain Water, OTA update LLD, telemetry HLD), then the Evidence of Excellence write-up.
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