EDB Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The overall experience was strange and quite unprofessional, starting from HR to the actual interviews. The HR person initially said they'd send the next steps within 1-2 days after the screening call, but I didn't get anything for over two weeks. Then, for the first-round interview, the interviewer was about 5 minutes late and mentioned that even though an hour was scheduled, 30 minutes would be sufficient. They seemed really reluctant and had a dismissive attitude from the start. During that 30-minute chat, there weren't any real technical questions. It felt more like the interviewer spent 10 minutes explaining their work methods and then asked about my experience with certain Golang libraries, any monitoring tools I've used besides what's on my resume, and how I communicate with international colleagues. I got a thank-you note the day after. When I asked about the role's challenges at the end, the interviewer's response about 'onboarding to the project' was quite puzzling. It would be helpful if specific library/tool experience was a requirement, to list it in the job description to save everyone time. If conducting interviews professionally and adhering to procedures is difficult, perhaps it's best not to. Additionally, there was no feedback form, which speaks volumes.

So the interview process started with a telephonic round, where they asked me some basic C++ and database questions. After that, I had a F2F round. In this round, my current team lead and a team member asked me some design questions and a few puzzles. Then, there was a managerial round, which was done by my british manager over Skype. It was more like a formal introduction and a chat. The 2nd and 3rd rounds were back-to-back and lasted about an hour each. And that was it! Within two days, I got the call saying I cleared all rounds, and they sent me an offer letter.

I was approached by a recruiter on LinkedIn. After an initial chat with HR about salary expectations and some general HR topics, I was given an assignment. Turns out the role I applied for was already filled, so they considered me for a different position. Following that, I had two technical interviews and then a salary negotiation meeting. In the first meeting with HR, I asked about the salary range and was given X-Y annually. After completing all the stages, instead of an offer, HR called for a salary negotiation. This felt off. I stated my expectation, which was at least X, based on our initial discussion. HR later contacted me saying they were discussing it and might make an offer based on the local pay scale, which would be around X minus 30K euros. It was a low-ball offer after everything. Salary is crucial and should be clarified upfront, which I tried to do, but they seemed to mislead in the first meeting. After my efforts with the assignment and interviews, they presented a ridiculous offer. If they recruit candidates from different locations, they should research the payscale beforehand. It also makes you wonder why someone would leave a local job to join their company through agents if the compensation isn't competitive.