Mark43 Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

It was a pretty standard interview process. First, there was a call to screen me. Then I had to do a written assessment about communication styles. After that, there was an online assessment with some java and sql questions. The final round involved an interview with the hiring manager, a java debugging exercise, a system design question, and a values interview.

The process was pretty straightforward. We kicked off with an initial screening, then I had an interview with the hiring manager. After that, there was a system design round, followed by a debugging round where I had to fix some bugs in Java code. Next up was a culture round, and finally, I had a round with their engineering lead. Sadly, even after all those steps, they decided to go with someone else.

This internship looked for frontend and backend dev skills, but leaned heavily on backend (Java). It had four rounds total, involving four engineers and a manager. First round was a 45-min language-agnostic technical interview focusing on time complexity (I used Python, interviewer wasn't super familiar). Interviewer was helpful, engaging, and offered hints. Second was a 7-day take-home test on 3-card poker hands, also language-agnostic (used Python). The third and fourth rounds were combined into a 2-day gauntlet. First, a 30-min values alignment chat, then a 60-min remote buggy Java code review/correction (interviewer helped with syntax). Day two had a 30-min hiring manager chat (actually a mentor) and a 60-min remote engineering systems design interview (mockup of Instagram, covering its database and client-server model). Most interviewers were happy to discuss the role, company, and my questions, filling the scheduled time. All questions were manageable within the time. I was told I raised no concerns, with praise for communication and problem-solving, but was rejected without a specific reason.