I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cloudera (Budapest) in Mar 2019
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. After the usual introductory phone call the process took 3 (5) steps.
First I was given an online hackerrank test, than I had an onsite technical interview consisting of 3 parts. All parts can be done together on the same day, or separately. I did them together, which is kind of tough, but doable. Before the interview I was informed via email what kind of questions to expect. This description seemed to be quite board at first, but turned out be valid actually. When arrived to the interview, I was given a "snack-pack" of snacks and beverages to survive the following 3 hours, which was very nice and something I've never experienced anywhere else.
Having this technical part passed, I had a lunch with my future manager focusing on soft skills, team-fit and interpersonal compatibility.
This was the longest and most difficult interview process I ever had, but everyone I met was easy going and super friendly. The process was quite seamless and professional. Overall I had the feeling they are very picky who they work with, but respect you as a candidate very much.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hackerrank test: solve 3 algorithmic tasks using a language of your choice (as offered by hackerrank) in 60 minutes
Onsite technical interview.
Part1: a) write a shell script for some log processing task, b) make a conceptual design of a sports app
Part2: a) how would you finish your hackerrank exercise, b) how would you optimise the time-complexity of all your hackerrank solutions.
Part3: given a (not very difficult) algorithmic problem, find the solution and put it syntactically correctly on the whiteboard in a language of your choice (as offered by the interviewers)
I applied online. I interviewed at Cloudera (Austin, TX)
Interview
They informed me that the role I was interviewing for had changed. They did not attempt to understand if I was still interested in the new role. Most of the questions they asked me were about the number of years I worked with a given technology with no follow up questions for context. They also tried pitching that I take a much lower salary than my asking range based on where I live for a remote role, as if it weren't feasible despite my most recent remote salary being in my asking range. I declined the next round of interviews when offered.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cloudera (Budapest) in Jan 2024
Interview
I had 4 interviews alltogether. An HR, an online coding and technical assesmwnt, a system design and one menegerial. Technical interviews was held in english. Interviewers were nice and helpful.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cloudera (Budapest)
Interview
Interview had several coding rounds with standard coding tasks. The surprising part was that each round had only 1 interviewer, but usually according to my experience it is at least 2 people to avoid the bias. The communication with the recruiter was fast and professional.