
Files.com 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 Files.com.
Software Engineer
First, you'll do some sort of IQ test, which seems like a waste of time since my resume, education, and background already show my intelligence, and we'll have a conversation anyway. After passing that, I had to do a role-playing exercise simulating a customer support scenario, which I aced because I'm not socially awkward and have plenty of experience with that kind of thing at work. Then, I finally got to talk to a real engineering hiring manager, but unfortunately, they were focused on obscure topics that are more about personal preference and coding style than core concepts. They didn't move forward with me, possibly because I'm not 'weird' enough, but good luck to the 'weirdos' out there, these are your people.
- Will you quiz me to ensure I've read the training manual excerpts?
Senior Software Engineer
The interview process included a phone screen and a technical interview with a developer. The next step was supposed to be an interview with the CEO, but that never actually happened. They kept saying they move fast, but the process was really slow. After waiting for several weeks with no communication, I reached out, but didn't even get a response. After investing several hours into this, you'd think they'd at least send a template reply. I'd avoid this company.
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Software Engineer
I interviewed with the team lead on video, and then the CEO the next day. There was also a take-home coding assignment that was pretty challenging but doable if you were qualified. It didn't take too long.
- Can you tell me about the take-home assignment you completed?
- Be ready to discuss your work on the take-home assignment.
Files.com Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Files.com interview reports.
“What is the best description of the Redis cache flow?”
Read reports →“If you got a 3am alert that a server's response time shot up from milliseconds to hundreds of milliseconds, what would be your next steps?”
Read reports →“Will you quiz me to ensure I've read the training manual excerpts?”
Read reports →“How would you approach database optimization?”
Read reports →“Could you pretend to be an account executive?”
Read report →“Can you share details about your experience?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about the take-home assignment you completed?”
Read report →“Could you tell me about your background?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Files.com interview reports.