Climate Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Got a referral and started the process. First recruiter call was missed, rescheduled, and missed again. Then connected with another recruiter and the process began. There were 6 interviews total: 1 technical screen, 2 coding interviews, 2 system design interviews, 1 behavioral interview, and 1 with a senior director. After clearing, the recruiter shared package details and started negotiations. I waited a week, and upon following up, was told the position was closed because senior management decided to hire a staff-level engineer instead. This was really disappointing after investing so much time in preparation. The recruiter then contacted me again, talked about integrity, and promised to find another opportunity in Climate, but it seems like that was not genuine.

The interview process began with an HR phone screen, followed by a technical phone screen. Then, there was about a 3-hour on-site interview. The on-site consisted of several 1-2 person segments including a live coding question, data modeling, design, and a behavioral questioning round. The interview schedule was well-arranged and executed, very organized. The company provided timely feedback and an offer, which was a nice change from other companies. You'd likely be interviewing with your direct team members. As with any interview, be ready to code and be knowledgeable about your resume.

The CTO gave me a call and asked me a bunch of questions about the job and my resume. For instance, he had me explain data encapsulation in OO design. Then came the algorithm question: he asked about the data structure to use for predicting what word a user wants to type based on the first few keys pressed. I didn't quite get it at first, but the interviewer was really patient, gave me hints, and I eventually figured it out. The interview lasted about an hour, which the recruiter mentioned was longer than usual.