Cloudera Solutions Architect Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cloudera.
Cloudera
Solution Architect
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Presentation
The hiring process has three parts. First, there's an introductory chat. Second, a technical interview with technical questions. Third, a PowerPoint presentation where you'll present a use case.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your experience with Java.
- Can you discuss your SQL knowledge?
Cloudera
Solutions Architect
Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design
So first, an internal recruiter reached out. Then I had a technical phone interview, followed by another technical phone interview. After that, there were more chats with the recruiter. Then I interviewed with my director. Finally, there was an onsite interview with my director, a project manager, and a solutions architect who currently works there at Cloudera. Overall, the team was great, the interview experience was awesome, and I'm really excited about the prospect of working there!
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you design an ERD and then identify the top 5 students for each course using tables for students, professors, courses, and grades?
Cloudera
Solutions Architect
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Started with a recruiter chat. Then had two technical phone interviews. After that, it was on-site interviews. Everyone was super nice and really knew their stuff. The whole thing went pretty smoothly, and I heard back within two days of each stage. Even though I felt like I did well, they ended up going with someone who had more fitting experience. Oh well, maybe next time, Cloudera.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain Hadoop's architecture?
Cloudera Solutions Architect Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cloudera interview reports.
“What is VM swappiness and how does it affect Hadoop performance?”
Read reports →“How are new files ingested into HDFS, and what occurs internally during this process?”
Read reports →“Describe the steps that happen once hadoop is initialized”
Read reports →“Can you explain HDFS redundancy?”
Read reports →“Implement and manipulate a linked list in a programming language of your choice.”
Read report →“Can you explain the underlying mechanisms of memory allocation in Java?”
Read report →“Could you explain Hadoop's architecture?”
Read report →“Could you design an ERD and then identify the top 5 students for each course using tables for students, professors, courses, and grades?”
Read report →“Describe the consulting process.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Cloudera interview reports.