Drift 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 Drift.
Drift
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Easy Neutral experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
First I got a take-home assignment, which was pretty much writing a function to make an API call. It felt like an easy LeetCode problem. After that, I had an interview with a mid-to-senior level engineer where we went over the assignment.
Confirmed questions1 question
- I don't recall the questions asked during the interview.
Drift
Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The Interview Process went smoothly I went through a phone screen with the recruiter, then another informal talk with the engineering manager. After that, I was invited to the on-site which was basically 4 interviews 2 technical and 2 non-technical of 1 hour each.
Confirmed questions1 question
- 100% frontend focused on both technical interviews
Drift
Software Engineer
Mid Easy Negative experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
This whole thing took about 3 weeks. Started with a recruiter chat, a basic phone screen. Then I had an onsite with some engineers where we talked about ORM patterns and OOP. One of the leads was really aggressive and wouldn't admit when he was wrong, which was embarrassing. After that, I met with the CTO. Once I got the offer, I tried to negotiate salary. The CTO then asked how old I was, which I found out later is illegal in MA, as a way to question my experience. They rephrased it to 'When did you graduate?' which feels like another tactic to imply I'm too young or inexperienced for the salary I'm asking for. This company seems stuck in the past.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How old are you?
- When did you graduate?
Drift Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Drift interview reports.
“When did you graduate?”
Read reports →“I don't recall the questions asked during the interview.”
Read reports →“Could you whiteboard a database schema for a system that I'm having trouble describing?”
Read reports →“What other companies are you currently in discussions with?”
Read reports →“100% frontend focused on both technical interviews”
Read report →“Can you tell me about your background?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Drift interview reports.