The Walt Disney Software Engineer interview: graph problem and streaming projects

After a recruiter phone call, I had a focused 45-minute technical interview with the hiring manager. I was given a graph problem that began with a BFS-style approach, then the conversation shifted to my background. We discussed data-streaming projects, including Kafka, and design patterns. They were testing whether I could connect algorithm fundamentals to systems I had actually built. The call w…

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