Difficulty
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Candidate-reported interview insights
Academia.edu Software Engineer interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Software Engineer role at Academia.edu.
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Interview overview
Average rounds
2.7
Average duration
~44 days
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy20%
average53.3%
difficult26.7%
Candidate experience
negative43.3%
positive40%
neutral16.7%
Candidate-reported interview process
talked to the recruiter, then did a basic coding screen and after that a DSA interview that was pretty much just a design question, it wasn't too hard.
We started with a recruiter call, then I had an online assessment. After that, there was a 90 minute technical screening and a 60 minute whiteboarding session where I had to design a news feed.
Total trash process that wastes your time. The final round is an 8-hour, all-day thing. I can't believe they think this is acceptable. Even FAANG interviews are shorter and spread out. You're not FAANG, you don't pay like them, and your reputation isn't on their level. I don't know who they think they are. Don't bother applying, it's not worth the time.
Common Academia.edu Software Engineer interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
How can I list the client ip or request header?
- 2
Tell me about a very difficult project you did
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Walk me through a paired programming exercise.
- 4
How would you design this system and why?
Interview question formats
Coding41.4%
Technical25.7%
Behavioral15.7%
System Design11.4%
Presentation4.3%
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