GRAIL Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

A recruiter contacted me for an interview. It was shorter than typical, around 5 minutes, and didn't even include basic behavioral questions. She suggested connecting on LinkedIn, which we did. I got a rejection email a few days later.

The interview process started with two 30-minute interviews. After that, I was sent a take-home project that was due by the end of Sunday, which ruined my weekend. I submitted the project and was ghosted afterwards, which felt like a waste of 5 hours. I had to chase for feedback, and when I got it, it contradicted the brief. They asked for things that the brief said to assume. I would not recommend this company, it feels like a waste of time.

I applied through a recruiter and the interview process involved a few steps. First, there was an intro call with talent acquisition, then another intro call with a technical director from the UK. After that, I had a take-home assignment where I had to build an API. The next part was a series of Zoom panel interviews that could be spread over one or two days. This included a 45-minute coding test on codeinterview.io where I had to model a Lightbulb and Lightswitch. Then there was a 45-minute call with the tech director from the UK to discuss my assignment, CV, and some Amazon behavior questions. Following that, I had a 45-minute call with the tech director from the USA to go over my CV and more Amazon behavior questions. Finally, there was a 15-minute call with talent acquisition. It was a bit longer than usual, but everyone was nice and knew their stuff. My advice: be ready to write code without an IDE, have specific examples for the Amazon behavior questions (they expect STAR method answers), and make sure you're actively participating in conversations.