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Perplexity Interview Experiences
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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- Phone Screen Rejected After a File System Question Ran Over TimePerplexity · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Oct 2026Rejected
This was a question already reported on the forum: a file system problem. I got through the first two parts basically on the first try. The interesting thing was that the interviewer kept interrupting me while I was writing, asking what this function does and why I wrote it that way. I said it would be clear once I finished writing. When I was done I walked him through it with an example, and he…
- A 4-Part 'Todo List for AI' Coding RoundPerplexity · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2026Rejected
I applied through LinkedIn. The first round was with a recruiter who just asked some basic info, then scheduled a coding round. It had to be done in Python. The coding round question was the "implement todo list for AI" one that's already been posted on the forum. There were 4 parts total. I only got through the first two parts before running out of time. The second part was a pain because every…
