Cellebrite Interview Questions
& Process

I was reached out to by the recruiter within a week after applying to schedule a phone interview. The recruiter was enthusiastic about my relevant experience and background and thought I would be a good fit. The recruiter then mentioned that if I advanced in the process, I would have to travel in person for an interview, even though the role is remote. However, things changed quickly when I disclosed that I have a disability and cannot travel. The conversation ended soon after, and I got an email rejection within a week. I would strongly recommend this company to list any travel requirements in the job posting to prevent this situation and to be more accommodating to people with disabilities. This experience was very disappointing.

So the whole thing started with a quick 15 min chat with HR, just to see if I fit the basics, like my qualifications and availability. Then, I had a 30 min virtual meeting with the department lead, talking about my background, tech skills, and why I wanna join. After that, there was a big take-home assignment that took about a week. I had to parse some messages and a phonebook, and then build a RAG system from that data. Fun fact, HR was a bit pushy and called asking me to submit it a day early, which was kinda stressful. Next up was a 1-hour call to go over my assignment with a team lead and a data scientist. They really dug into my solution and asked a bunch of technical questions, plus how I generally approach problems. The last stage was an in-person interview in Petah Tikva, also 1 hour, with the department head and team lead. We talked a lot about my previous projects and how I align with the company’s goals and the job itself. Oh, and there was a whiteboard coding challenge, a classic Fibonacci problem.

The interview process started with an HR call, followed by a team leader call. There was about a week between each of these. Then came an introduction meeting where I discussed my experience, again with a week's gap. After that, I had a professional interview, but then there was a whole month of no response. Eventually, I received a generic email from HR. The communication throughout the whole thing was really bad. After the professional interviews, they just went silent for a month and then set up an HR interview. They asked for recommendations before going quiet again for a few days. It was super hard to get any info from them, and the interviewers seemed like they weren't prepared and didn't really know what they wanted. In the end, after dragging it out for weeks, Cellebrite sent a generic email saying my skills weren't a good fit.

I got referred by a contact on LinkedIn who works at the company. Then the recruiting manager for the role called me on the phone. After a brief chat, we scheduled an interview at the company's headquarters in IL. Later, I got another call from HR for another interview, also at headquarters. The last interview was with the HR representative over Zoom/Google Meet and was more casual than the first two. And that was it, I got a call saying I passed. The entire interview process was really nice and professional.