Lastline logo

Lastline Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 13 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.8 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
76.9% Positive experience

Which role are you interviewing for?

9 roles · 13 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Lastline.

Showing 4 of 13
Lastline logo
Lastline

IT Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Technical

The selection process involves 4 stages: the first is a screening interview with HR, then there are two more technical interviews: the first is just at a high-level, the second one goes a bit deeper into the technical expertise required for the position. The last stage is a coding challenge at the end of which there is another interview in which you go through your code and explain your choices. All the interviews were very kind and easy-going, and they do help you if you are in trouble. It was definitely a nice experience. All interviews can be done remotely.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain how Python's garbage collector functions?
Lastline logo
Lastline

Technical Support Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview process was fine. It included an introductory call, a video conference, and a technical test. Unfortunately, after getting this far, I was rejected without specific feedback on the technical test or why I wasn't selected. The internal recruiter was quite rude and repeatedly mentioned how busy the team is, which made me question their ability to handle recruitment. I tried to get an explanation from the recruiter but was completely ignored. I understand if I'm not a good fit, but it's frustrating to be completely ignored.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Questions focused on background and competencies were asked.
  • The technical test was well-executed and organized.
Lastline logo
Lastline

Software Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Senior Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design

First, a recruiter from the company's tech team reached out. Then, I went through three online interviews. These were with the hiring manager, a team member, and another manager. On top of that, there was a 4-hour offline coding challenge. It wasn't a super tough interview. I didn't end up getting an offer, but I really liked the whole process and the interviewers. They were all professional and friendly. What I particularly appreciated was that they didn't use those crazy data structure, algorithm, or whiteboard quizzes.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • A lot of technical questions covering C++, networking, security, multithreading, and synchronization, along with some design discussions like web services.
  • The challenge involved completing an existing service project, including implementation and writing tests.
Lastline logo
Lastline

Malware Reverser

Engineering

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding

The company has great products and awesome people! They were super responsive to emails and flexible with scheduling. First, there was a phone interview with the Director. We talked about my current role and interests, and they asked me some technical questions about Malware Analysis. Then, they told me about their products and I asked a few questions, which they answered clearly. It seemed to go well, so I moved to the next round. The second round was a video interview with two more smart people. They asked if I had any questions from the previous round, and I did, asking a couple more which they answered. Then came the technical part, which lasted about 54 minutes. Honestly, the questions were pretty basic, and some were based on my answers. I could only answer a few of them.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • As a malware author, what factors would influence your decision to create your own packer?

Lastline Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Lastline interview reports.

What is the destination for output generated by cron jobs?

Read reports

Can you write a script to archive a webpage if it changes?

Read reports

What would happen if a cron job script encountered an issue and hung?

Read report

How would you schedule this script to run hourly using cron?

Read report

What are the methods for running a script in the background, effectively daemonizing it?

Read report

Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 13 Lastline interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 45.2%
Behavioral 22.6%
Coding 22.6%
Case 3.2%
Group 3.2%

Interview difficulty

Easy 7.7%
Average 69.2%
Difficult 23.1%

Candidate experience

Positive 76.9%
Negative 15.4%
Neutral 7.7%

Reports by job function

Engineering 11
Operations 1
Marketing 1