KnowBe4 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 KnowBe4.
KnowBe4
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Easy Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Take home Phone screen Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It started with an online test, a classic logic puzzle type of thing with figures and patterns. It wasn't accessible for visually impaired people, which was a bummer and made it harder. Next up was a phone call with the hiring manager, felt a bit old-school. Then, I had a meeting with a specialist who asked some good questions. Finally, I got ghosted.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given that Jane's mother has four children named Spring, Summer, and Autumn, what is the name of the fourth child?
KnowBe4
Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I applied online and the whole thing took about a month plus some days. It started with a 20 min chat with HR, no video, just talking about my experience and the job. After that, I had to take a 30 min online test for Cognitive and Personality. Then, I had a 30 min technical interview with the Engineering Manager, followed by two more technical interviews, one lasting 1h30m and the other 45m, with the manager and some other software engineers.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are strategies for dealing with an external API that has rate limiting?
KnowBe4
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding System Design
There were 3 interview rounds. The first was a 30-minute call with HR and a simple technical question. The second round was about core technical concepts and included a coding question. The third round was with senior folks covering cloud and a bit of system design.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Could you explain the fundamentals of REST APIs?
- Can you describe the basics of cloud technology?
- What do you know about security basics?
KnowBe4 Software Engineer Interview Questions
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“Given that Jane's mother has four children named Spring, Summer, and Autumn, what is the name of the fourth child?”
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