I applied online. I interviewed at Cloudera (Austin, TX) in Jun 2017
Interview
Interview process was pretty standard, however final on-site interview was much more intense than expected.
Large emphasis on customer support skills. Technical ability is a plus, but without the customer support skills - you'll find it hard to make it past the phone screen.
Technical questions were geared towards knowledge of SQL queries, linux OS/command line, linux (bash) scripting, java application troubleshooting. Bonus points if you have coding skills/knowledge, and can demonstrate that.
Be prepared for a final on-site interview that will last about 6 hours. Analytical/troubleshooting skills will be heavily tested, so talk out loud with your interviewer and make sure they understand your line of thinking and how you're approaching a problem.
Interview questions [8]
Question 1
Client reports they are having issue XYZ. Walk me through how you would determine the cause of the issue (narrow it down to a culprit)?
Extensive multi-round technical rounds with actual team members. Nice friendly environment, but tough questions from OS, networking to hadoop components and programming. Initial and final discussions are with management and recruiters.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe similarities and differences of Hive and a Impala Draw the architecture diagram for Impala
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cloudera
Interview
The interview was over zoom with a possible future colleague and a hiring manager. The interview was broken into a technique and social portion. The technique portion involved asking questions regarding the linux.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked linux commands and how to deal with costumers after you find a solution to their problems.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cloudera (Bengaluru) in May 2019
Interview
1. Hr screening
2. 3 rounds of technical interview
3. 2 rounds of Manager interview.
4. Interview with customer success manager.
5. Director round technical and managerial. He may trick you with situational based.
6. HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Docker and kubernetes.
2. JVM related ex: performance/slowness/tuning/GC analysis
3. Linux concepts ex; Slowness/high CPU etc
4. LDAP connectivity issues.
5. JVM Classloading.
6. SSL issues.
