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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- Karat Software Engineer interview with live DS&A and platform feedbackKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jun 2026
After I received the initial email with the process details, I was invited to a technical interview. It felt straightforward. I joined a live video call and worked through a live data structures and algorithms test. Once the time was up, I received feedback on my performance. Overall, it was a good, well-run experience. I also liked that the setup felt modern and smooth, so I could focus on the w…
- Karat Software Engineer interview with a rigid one-hour technical screenKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2026
My first contact involved scheduling and then a technical screen. The format felt time-boxed and rigid. I had a hard one-hour window, and the interaction style made it difficult to build momentum. We started with a quick setup where I was asked to explain my background in about a minute. The rest of the session became a quiz with multiple abstract scenarios, and I had to come up with solutions. A…
- Password Validator and a Three-Table Join Over Bad AudioKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jan 2026
Weird screen, hard to categorize, but I hope this gets seen anyway... Classic low-quality Amazon-customer-service-tier microphone. I've worked with people like this for years and I still only understood about 50% of what the interviewer said. Fortunately they noticed too, so I politely asked them to speak a bit slower, and it got a lot better after that. Right at the start they said I didn't need…
- Karat Software Engineer interview: one-hour live coding and system design sessionKarat · Software Engineer · Other · Aug 2025Rejected
The process started with a short, multiple-choice qualifying test. I could choose topics such as backend, general coding logic, or algorithms and data structures. After I passed, I was invited almost immediately to schedule the actual interview. The main technical interview was a live online video session that lasted about an hour. It combined discussion and analysis questions with a system desig…
- Karat Software Engineer interview: written Splunk exam and video problemKarat · Software Engineer · Senior+ · Online Assessment · Jun 2024Rejected
I started with a written exam sent by email. It focused directly on Splunk-related engineering topics. I completed it and thought I had passed, so I moved on to a video round where I solved a problem during the call. Even after that, I couldn't move forward, and the rejection left me more puzzled than informed. What bothered me most was the uncertainty about the role. I didn't know which position…
- Karat Software Engineer: LeetCode-style coding under time pressureKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jun 2023
My interview started with a classic skills screen: brief introductions and basic computer science questions, followed by the main coding portion in a live editor. The opening focused on fundamentals such as time and space complexity, and I remember the questions moving from easier concepts into harder problems. Once the coding round began, I worked through LeetCode-style questions. The first was…
- Karat Software Engineer interview with three English and three coding questionsKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jan 2022
My Karat process began with a structured sequence of questions that felt a little relentless. After the initial stages, I answered three English questions and then moved straight into three coding problems. The first coding prompt asked whether a solution met the requirements. I was then asked more focused computer science questions about time and space complexity. The other coding problems were…
- Karat Software Engineer interview with a moderate algorithm questionKarat · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Dec 2021
The interview started with a casual introduction from the interviewer, which made the conversation feel less cold. I then talked through my background, including my achievements, previous experiences, and how I’d handled challenges on earlier projects. It felt like that discussion was meant to provide context before the technical portion. Afterward, I worked through a moderate algorithm question.…
- Karat Software Engineer interview with learning materials before rejectionKarat · Software Engineer · Other · Oct 2021Rejected
I was surprised by how much Karat tried to include "learning" before making a final decision. What they called onboarding felt like an extension of the interview process. I studied their learning materials for a while and completed a couple of practice interviews, then still got rejected after about a week. The part that threw me off was that it didn't feel like optional preparation. It felt like…