Contentful Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

It was a very chaotic interview process. They normally schedule 5 interviews, but I ended up having 7. I had completed 6 interviews and they were positive about the process and should have given me a decision. However, someone from the team wanted to do an extra interview, so I had 7 interviews in total. After the last interview, I got the rejection email. The whole thing took 6 hours of my time and I also had to visit the office, so with commuting, the entire process took 8 hours. I found it very unrespectful.

So I had three interviews with Contentful. It started with a phone screen, then a video call with a senior engineer, and finally a technical interview with a panel. The panel interview felt alright, though I tend to get really nervous during tech interviews and didn't perform as well as I'd hoped, which I'm sure is why I didn't move forward. Everyone was super nice and they got back to me within a few days until the last interview. It's been over a month now and I haven't heard anything back, not even a rejection, despite reaching out several times. My experience before that was great, but it's tough to go through multiple interview rounds and then just get ghosted.

The interview experience was remote and well organized, with a schedule that could be adjusted and quick responses. I communicated with one recruitment coordinator throughout, who made the entire process very clear and easy to follow. Initially, there was a remote technical challenge using Node.js and React, followed by a collaborative technical exercise conducted with a partner. This paired session was highly interactive, and the interviewers were excellent to collaborate with. During the interview process, I had the chance to interact with various individuals holding different positions, including a director of software engineering, engineering managers, and team members from the group I would potentially join.