dYdX Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at dYdX.
dYdX
Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite Panel Background check Offer
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
The interview process was incredibly frustrating and a complete waste of time. After completing all the interviews, I was never informed about passing the final round with the CEO. I had to chase them for an update, and after a week, they informed me they were exploring hiring in Canada instead of the US. Despite constant follow-ups over three weeks, I was left in the dark. Suddenly, they stated they were only hiring US-based candidates who could come into the office, which contradicts their supposed remote and work-from-anywhere culture. The management and HR team were incompetent, leading to over two months of wasted effort for everyone involved.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- A Leetcode medium-hard problem was presented.
- A virtual onsite interview was conducted.
- An interview with the CEO took place.
dYdX
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Coding Presentation Behavioral
I had a recruiter call first. Then I did two 1-hour tech screens back-to-back, where they asked me Leetcode-style questions of medium difficulty. After that, I had a full-day onsite which was virtual. I talked to leadership and coded a project, then presented it at the end of the day. It was a really engaging experience.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Asked Leetcode style questions for tech screens
- Interview with leadership + a mini project for the onsite
dYdX
Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral Technical Coding
The whole interview thing lasted about 5 weeks, and there were 5 stages. It started with a HackerRank test I got through Angel List. Then, I had a call with their COO, which wasn't engineering focused. After that, there were two engineering interviews with two engineers. The next step was submitting a 3-hour project where I had to improve a basic full-stack multi-sig wallet implementation to show off a skill. Once I finished college, they actually flew me out for a week-long coding trial.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you implement Tic Tac Toe using Solidity?
- What are the trade-offs when using floating point storage methods in Solidity?
dYdX Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“What are the trade-offs when using floating point storage methods in Solidity?”
Read reports →“Design a tic tac toe game, including simulating two players, generating valid moves, announcing the winner, and printing the final board.”
Read reports →“Can you implement Tic Tac Toe using Solidity?”
Read reports →“The onsite project involved building a microservice.”
Read reports →“An interview with the CEO took place.”
Read report →“A Leetcode medium-hard problem was presented.”
Read report →“A virtual onsite interview was conducted.”
Read report →“The main part was a coding assignment that took many hours. I got stuck at times, but I explained how I was stuck and still made good progress, and ended up getting an offer.”
Read report →“Asked Leetcode style questions for tech screens”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 dYdX interview reports.