Clark Associates Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Clark Associates.
Clark Associates
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
The interview had two parts. First, a phone call that was about an hour. The project manager wanted to gauge my skills and how much I knew, and also chatted about the company and office vibe. It wasn't super technical, but we did touch on software patterns and stuff. The second part was an in-person interview plus a code test. The code test came first. You had to take an existing code example and add to it, using things like inheritance and polymorphism. It was planned for up to an hour. After that, a senior dev, the project manager, and the site manager all asked questions. These were about patterns, specific C# stuff they use, and more. I ended up using the whiteboard a lot.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you describe a time you used a design pattern?
- Tell me about your technical skills and how deep your knowledge is.
- What do you know about the company culture and this location?
Clark Associates
Software Engineer
Entry Easy Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
I applied online and the hiring manager emailed me the next day. They mentioned that my salary expectations were lower than what they expected for someone with my experience. Their salary range was about average for entry-level in Tampa, maybe even below. I know the market well since I've had offers and talked to recruiters. We couldn't come to an agreement and that was that. No further interviews were conducted. The hiring manager was professional, which I appreciated. It seems like they're trying to hire engineers for cheap.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are your salary expectations?
Clark Associates
Software Developer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I talked to a manager who explained the role well. Then a developer asked me technical questions for over an hour, which felt too long and difficult. After that, I interviewed with a second manager who seemed to have a really bad attitude. Finally, I spoke with the first manager again, and he outlined a project that I thought was way too big for the timeframe given. I decided not to proceed with the role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What's your approach to estimating the weight of an airplane?
Clark Associates Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Clark Associates interview reports.
“Can you write a recursive function that terminates itself?”
Read reports →“Which is worse, to be incorrect or to be disregarded?”
Read reports →“What's your approach to estimating the weight of an airplane?”
Read reports →“What would be worse for you: being exploited or causing emotional distress to others?”
Read reports →“Can you explain GoF patterns and SOLID principles?”
Read report →“How would you be better than a clone of yourself?”
Read report →“Using a partially finished application, could you add the necessary classes and interfaces and fill in the empty methods?”
Read report →“Could you answer some fundamental questions about .NET?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on software patterns?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Clark Associates interview reports.