Circle Internet Financial Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Circle Internet Financial.
Circle Internet Financial
Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call Background check
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral
I had to complete an online technical assessment that was over an hour long. After six weeks, a recruiter reached out. They mostly wanted to know why I was interested in Circle and not much else. Another two weeks passed, and then I got a standard rejection email. The whole process was pretty ridiculous because the invite for the coding assessment said to contact the recruiter with questions, but they didn't provide a phone number or email, just a LinkedIn profile. I messaged them twice on LinkedIn and heard nothing back, even though I got 100% on the exam. It makes you wonder how they treat employees if this is how they handle candidates.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share instances where you've incorporated AI into your professional work?
Circle Internet Financial
Software Engineer
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I got a call for a phone interview. The recruiter seemed cool at first, but then their whole vibe changed when they asked if I was looking at other places. I said yes, and then they asked directly if Circle was my top choice. It was kinda weird, I've never been asked that before, so I said it was one of my top choices. After that, I never heard back, and I'm not totally sure if that's why, but the interview felt different after that question. It felt like they were trying to filter out people who weren't absolutely set on them.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Could you start by telling me a bit about yourself?
- What internships have you done before?
- What makes you want to work at this company?
Circle Internet Financial
Software Engineer
Staff Average Positive experience Accept offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral System Design
The entire interview process was really smooth and enjoyable. It started with a CodeSignal test that takes about 70 to 120 minutes. The questions weren't overly difficult but definitely required some thought. There were 2 written questions about APIs and databases, plus 2 practical coding challenges, no LeetCode style problems. If you passed that, a recruiter would contact you to discuss the company and the interview process. Then came 6 panel interview rounds. Everyone I met was super nice, knowledgeable, and seemed to genuinely enjoy working at Circle. Of those 6 rounds, only one involved coding, again on CodeSignal, but it was very practical, not like LeetCode. Three rounds focused on system design, which were pretty standard, with one asking about a system I had designed previously. The remaining two rounds were behavioral interviews, one with the hiring manager and another with a VP, both covering standard questions similar to Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Circle Internet Financial Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Circle Internet Financial interview reports.
“Could you implement a method for breadth-first search on a tree?”
Read reports →“Can you retrieve JSON data from an API and display it using React in the frontend?”
Read reports →“Implement an HTTP API for booking the cheapest flight given departure date, origin, and destination, using an existing codebase with a database and API interface, making updates and testing to ensure the bookFlight API works against the existing database.”
Read reports →“Implement data sharing between three parallel operations within a class that emulates an API service.”
Read reports →“Design a system for integrating with multiple airline carriers and booking the cheapest flight given a departure date, origin, and destination.”
Read report →“Can you create an endpoint to transfer money between accounts, updating the database accordingly, using Java Spring?”
Read report →“Design an architecture for an application that needs to handle millions of users.”
Read report →“Could you build an API to manage database transactions, specifically for adding or subtracting amounts from a wallet?”
Read report →“Could you implement some of the API endpoints from your designed payment system?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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