The interview process was much longer than ones I had done for other positions at other companies.
That said, it was a good opportunity to meet different members of the team I would be joining and helped make sure they were a good fit for me as much as I a good fit for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a coding style interview question regarding a LRU cache
I applied online. I interviewed at CrowdStrike (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jun 2024
Interview
The interview process consists of five stages: an initial meeting with HR, followed by a live coding session, then a system design interview. After that, there is an interview with the hiring manager, and finally a concluding HR review.
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Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CrowdStrike (Bucharest, Bucuresti) in Aug 2021
Interview
The interview process is what you'd expect from other high-bar companies, like Amazon. It is overall lengthy and made of 4 independent interviews. Crowdstrike does not ask behaviour questions. The first interview tested algorithms knowledge and was overall easier than I expected. It was conducted on a shared coding platform, like HackerRank. The second interview tested system design knowledge and started with a problem formulation and continued as a free conversation that aimed at complicating the initial problem as the interviewee came up with solutions. The third interview occupied a large time slot (~6h) and involved coding a working API. I think they dropped this long format interview since, as it was discouraging candidates from continuing the interview process. The last interview was a manager & HR discussion.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What is a hashmap and when would one use a hashmap instead of similar data structures like linked lists and arrays?
