Cloudbeds Interview Questions
& Process

The first step was a questionnaire with the internal talent team, which was a pretty standard initial screening. Then, I chatted with the hiring manager to get a better understanding of the job, the current challenges, and the tech stack. I asked about a technical test, but it seemed like they didn't have one ready this time. The final part was a conversation with a Project Manager from the data engineering team. We had a good talk about team dynamics, the future plans, and how the data engineering team fits into their growth strategy. It felt really positive overall. No coding tests or take-homes, but the manager's discussion was technical enough to gauge experience and background well.

So, the interview process had a couple of interview rounds and also a test. First up was this chat where they asked stuff like "Tell me about yourself" and "What will you bring to the team?" It felt pretty chill, and the questions were mostly about my background and why I'm interested in this gig. After that, I had to do this assessment test to see how I handle problems and understand customer support situations. The last interview had two people asking tougher questions. All in all, it was a solid and professional process, and HR was good at keeping me in the loop.

Cloudbeds' hiring process was pretty straightforward for me, with five key stages. It kicked off with a recruiter screening call, followed by a technical interview handled by a third party called Karat. After that, I interviewed with the engineering manager, then a staff engineer, and finally the VP of Engineering. The Karat interview was split into two parts: the first half focused on React code snippets and questions, and the second half involved a data structures and algorithms problem. Even though I'm a frontend engineer, I found preparing with free mock exercises from sites like W3S really helpful for the DSA part. The remaining three interviews were more conversational, focusing on culture fit and my professional background.

First, there was a one-way video interview where I had 30 seconds to answer each of 3 questions. Then, the hiring recruiter contacted me for a video interview, followed by the manager and then what I think was a director. The interviews were okay and informal, but the whole thing took over a month. After that, there was another month of no communication even though I sent several emails asking for updates. Finally, the recruiting manager emailed me saying they went with someone else, which is fine. But the VERY next day, the other manager replied to my old email thanking them for their time, saying the recruiting manager would 'reach out to me soon about their decision.' Seriously bad communication there.