Instalily 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 Instalily.
Instalily
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite Presentation Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Case Presentation
I really liked how fast they got back to me. It began with a 15-min chat with an engineer, which was surprisingly genuine and fun. They asked typical behavioral questions and some general coding questions to see my thinking. The next morning, I got invited to do a case study, which I had 48 hours to complete. It was tough but really enjoyable and doable if you focus. The morning after I submitted it, I was invited for an onsite interview. The onsite involved building an agentic system, including a frontend and backend for a specific task, much like the case study. To finish, I presented my work to some engineers and had to explain my design and implementation choices. I got the offer the very next morning.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell us why you're interested in Instalily?
- What are your thoughts on working at startups?
- Could you share an example of a project where you implemented an LLM pipeline?
Instalily
Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Presentation
Had a quick initial screening, which was fine. Then, I had to complete a 48-hour project involving building a full web-scraping AI chatbot with both front-end and back-end components. The final round was an in-person, 5-hour version of a similar task. It feels like they might be using interviews for free work, especially since they keep reposting the same position and mentioned over 3,000 people have applied. I'm not sure if they're serious about hiring.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you present your work?
Instalily
Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Case Presentation Behavioral
I had a great time with my case study in the office! The team was super helpful, engineers gave me advice and set up meetings with others. My advisors also helped me structure my application. I wasn't sure about collaboration for the case study at first, but they were amazing and helped out quickly. The case study itself was tough but rewarding given the time. It's important to explain your thinking during the presentation if parts of the functionality aren't working. More upfront info on team consulting expectations would be good. I also really liked talking to the co-founder, Sumo. They've really grown Instalily technically and culturally, and it's cool how in-tune the co-founders are with the team. After that, I spoke with two engineers about their backgrounds, and they seem like a really sharp and solid group.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to join Instalily?
Instalily Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Instalily interview reports.
“What are the advantages of working at a startup compared to a large tech company?”
Read reports →“What makes you want to join Instalily?”
Read reports →“Do you have any further technical inquiries?”
Read reports →“What were the main takeaways from finishing the case study?”
Read reports →“How would you score your final outcome on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Read report →“Was there an on-site coding test in NY?”
Read report →“Could you identify any areas for improvement within our current codebase?”
Read report →“Are you someone who is committed to ongoing learning?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on working at startups?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 28 Instalily interview reports.