Matroid Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Matroid.
Matroid
Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding
Had an online coding assessment on CodeSignal, which was proctored. There were 4 questions and 70 minutes to finish. It's like their standard proctored general assessment. The first two questions covered basic stuff like arrays. The next two were Leetcode medium difficulty. For the third question, you had to brute force it, but they told you how. The last question required you to figure out a clever and efficient solution on your own. If you don't know the solution right away or need to debug, you won't finish. The problems themselves weren't too hard, but I felt short on time. Matroid needs you to get all 4 questions right to advance.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Were there Leetcode medium questions, including one on 2D arrays?
Matroid
Software Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding
The interviewer was nice and asked simple, not very hard questions, giving hints. There were also some behavior questions like why you want to work here, your interests, and resume experience.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain your motivation for joining our company?
- What are your primary interests?
- Could you elaborate on your experience as detailed in your resume?
Matroid
Software Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Got referred by a recruiting agency. Then met and talked with one of the founders. It basically comes down to whether they like you personally. If they don't, you get a take-home which is harder than usual coding challenges, kinda like a way to reject people without saying no.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Take-home with multiple LC questions, some of which were classified as LC Hard and had a very short time limit, suggesting prior memorization was needed.
- Take-home coding challenge
Matroid Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Matroid interview reports.
“How do I count the number of islands in a 2D array?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how to use the map function in React?”
Read reports →“Can you build a todo list app using React?”
Read reports →“When is the right time to start practicing on LeetCode?”
Read reports →“Was there an Easy Array question from Leetcode?”
Read report →“Have you encountered Leetcode problems involving memorized recursion?”
Read report →“How can I be sure my fundamental programming knowledge is solid?”
Read report →“Were there Leetcode medium questions, including one on 2D arrays?”
Read report →“How do you approach designing a system from scratch?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Matroid interview reports.