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Candidate-reported interview insights

Alation Interview Questions

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences at Alation.

3.3 rating Software Development

Interview overview

Difficulty

Average

Average rounds

3

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy14.9%
average67%
difficult18.1%

Candidate experience

neutral18.1%
negative42.6%
positive39.4%

Candidate-reported interview process

It was rather smooth, they ask several behaviour questions including motivation and how are you going to fit in with the company's culture, values etc. Also, when can you start

Initial phone screening went well. The job was listed as hybrid, but it turned out to be 5 days a week on-site (the job description wasn't accurate about a few things). Had a 2-hour on-site interview with two other admins and one executive, which was pretty standard. I sent a thank you email but never heard back or got any follow-up.

We started with an HR round to go over logistics and your experience. Then, there were 3 technical interviews, each lasting an hour, which were in-depth technical rounds. Finally, there was an Executive round where we discussed how you handle specific projects and overcome challenging situations.

Common Alation interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    Tell me about your experience.

  2. 2

    How to handle heavy traffic?

  3. 3

    What are your expectations?

  4. 4

    Write out some SQL queries.

Interview question formats

Behavioral33.2%
Technical31.3%
Coding15.4%
Presentation11.2%
System Design3.7%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Alation.