Difficulty
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Candidate-reported interview insights
Andela Backend Engineer interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Backend Engineer role at Andela.
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Interview overview
Average rounds
2
Average duration
~44 days
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy16.7%
average66.7%
difficult16.7%
Candidate experience
positive50%
negative50%
Candidate-reported interview process
I went through an interview with Andela for a backend engineer position. It involved a live coding challenge with two questions, and then some verbal interviews about NodeJS and JavaScript.
I was contacted by an outsourced company recruiter, then I had the first call with the recruiter which was not technical. The last phase was a technical call with an engineer, we had a technical interview divided in 3 steps: Introduction, Technical assessment (a challenge on Repl testing problem-solving skills), and a Technical discussion about Nodejs, design patterns, and databases.
First there was a basic English test to check if I was proficient. Then I had a coding test for a stack I was comfortable with. After that, an oral interview with the lead engineer. If that went well, I was put into the pool.
Common Andela Backend Engineer interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
Describe the structure of a Django project.
- 2
How do you implement an endpoint in DRF?
- 3
What kinds of serializers exist in DRF?
- 4
How do you create a session in Django?
Interview question formats
Technical46.7%
Coding33.3%
Behavioral20%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Andela.