Online Assessment

Five Timed OA Parts for the FDE Role

CrestaSoftware Engineer · Online Assessment · Oct 2026

I applied for the Cresta Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role, on the AI Agent side. I just finished the OA, and it is very different from the usual pure-algorithm OA. Overall it leans toward practical coding, understanding requirements, and real engineering ability. Sharing the question types for reference. The OA has 5 parts in total, each one timed separately, with these limits: 10 / 30 / 20 /…

Shared by a candidate · reported Oct 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.