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Miro's Interview Process (2026)

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Miro's software engineer interview process typically spans five stages and takes around four to six weeks from first contact to offer. Most candidates report a well-structured pipeline with strong recruiter communication throughout.

Recruiter Screen: Usually a 30-minute video call covering your background, salary expectations, and motivation for joining Miro. Expect a basic 'Why Miro?' conversation, so having familiarity with the product goes a long way.
Live Coding: A collaborative coding session, typically around 60 minutes, focused on algorithmic thinking with a practical backend twist. Miro tends to emphasize concurrency and asynchronous programming rather than pure algorithmic puzzles.
System Design: A 60-minute architectural discussion, usually conducted on a Miro board, centered on building scalable real-time systems. Expect topics like high-throughput event handling, data synchronization, and designing for millions of concurrent users.
Miro Behaviors: A peer-level interview, typically 45 to 60 minutes, focused on collaboration, communication, and past experiences. Interviewers look for evidence of a product mindset and the ability to work across engineering, product, and design.
Leadership Round: A final conversation with an engineering leader or manager, usually around 45 to 60 minutes, covering long-term values, vision, and role expectations.

To prepare effectively, structure your study plan around the three core technical and behavioral areas Miro consistently tests:

Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA): Medium-difficulty coding problems with a strong emphasis on concurrency and real-world backend logic.
System Design (High-Level Design): Designing real-time, collaborative, and distributed systems at scale using Miro's own whiteboarding tool.
Behavioral: Evidence-based questions tied to Miro's core values, assessed in a dedicated 'Miro Behaviors' round.

1. Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA)Miro's coding round sits at medium difficulty but leans toward practical backend scenarios rather than abstract puzzles. Recent candidates report being asked to implement things like an AsyncTaskQueue with concurrency limits, so pure algorithm grinding alone won't be enough.The focus areas to prioritize are heaps, string manipulation, and queue-based problems. Questions like String Combination and API Replacement, Split Strings into Sequential Combinations, and Subsets Without the Full Set reflect the kind of real-world logic Miro favors. For concurrency-specific practice, the AsyncTaskQueue (Concurrency Control) problem is directly relevant.For broader coverage, work through our top 100 DSA questions to build a solid foundation, and make sure you're comfortable with heaps and queues specifically, as these come up often in Miro's backend-flavored problems.

2. System Design (High-Level Design)The system design round is conducted on a live Miro board, and you're expected to design real-time collaborative features from scratch. Think along the lines of: 'How would you design Miro's whiteboard to handle thousands of simultaneous edits?' or 'Design a notification service that avoids duplication across channels.'Key areas to cover include functional vs. non-functional requirements, identifying bottlenecks, low-latency communication protocols, and data synchronization techniques like CRDTs or Operational Transformation. You should be comfortable discussing trade-offs at scale, since Miro operates at millions of concurrent users.Practice sketching architectures under time pressure using our System Design practice tool to get comfortable with the whiteboarding format before the real thing. You can also work through High-Level Design case studies to see how real-world systems are broken down end to end.

3. BehavioralMiro runs a dedicated 'Miro Behaviors' round with peer-level engineers, specifically designed to assess how well you embody their core values like 'Play as a team to win' and 'Practice empathy.' This isn't a formality, so prepare real, specific stories.Expect questions like 'Tell us about a time you drove a technical initiative and its impact on the business' or 'Describe a conflict you had with a product manager and how you resolved it.' Miro looks for engineers who think about user impact, not just technical correctness.Prepare three to five strong stories using the STAR principle, and make sure your results are specific and data-driven where possible. The Behavioral Playbook is a good resource for shaping those stories around values-driven interviews like this one.

ConclusionMiro's process is thorough but predictable once you know what to expect. Focus your prep on concurrency-aware coding, real-time system design, and evidence-based behavioral stories, and you'll be in strong shape. Follow the Miro Interview Roadmap for a structured, stage-by-stage preparation plan built around exactly what Miro tests.