I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Cloudera (San Jose, CA)
Interview
HR called to schedule an interview with one of Cloudera engineers. While I told them that I am a java developer the interview consisted mostly of C questions. There was a programming question during my phone interview to find the power of a number in log n solution but the interviewer said it was too complicated for him to understand. The optimum solution is using bitwise operators and I don't think any person will get to the bitwise solution in the given time. I used regular java to solve it and I got it right but the interviewer didn't try to understand it. Then he carried on asking C questions about virtual functions and how they work. He is questioning my knowledge on virtual table and all. Though I answered him he didn't seem like he understood what I am saying and the explanation he gave is wrong as well. He just skipped telling me the answer saying "you have to google it". Interview was pathetic. I don't want to interview with Cloudera in the near future if this person is the one doing phone interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
difference between malloc and new. How malloc works internally.
Thanks for your feedback. We encourage all feedback Positive or Negative. Your comments have been noted and we will discuss this with our Engineering team. 'Candidate Experience' is very important to us and we appreciate you taking the time to post your thoughts on Cloudera.
Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Cloudera
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cloudera (Manipal) in Sep 2025
Interview
It had 3 rounds. 2 technical and 1 managerial/technical. Both the technical rounds includes a DSA question each. First round they asked me solve the DSA question followed by the question I could solve in the OT.
Since my entire resume was ML based, all the rounds focused on ml fundamentals.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cloudera
Interview
three total rounds: Technical screen --> phone screen --> final round onsite; leetcode style questions and standard behavioral questions. Fast process and technical questions are framed with relevance to the work being done. Everyone was very friendly and helpful
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cloudera
Interview
The test had 3 coding questions:
2 DSA
1 SQL
Ranging from moderate level to hard level
Time limit was 75 minutes.
SQL question: From the given table named product, with one column as product _id and another column as price, find the Second Highest Price product. Different products can have same prices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL question: From the given table named product, with one column as product _id and another column as price, find the Second Highest Price product. Different products can have same prices.
