
Moda Operandi 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 Moda Operandi.
Software Engineer
The on-site interview was 3.5 hours long. I spoke with 3 teams, with 3 reps from each. They asked tons of questions, from soft skills stuff like handling team conflicts, to technical tasks like sketching a system prototype. It finished with a quick whiteboarding session where I coded a basic linked list problem. After that, I had a call with one of the team leads. I got an email a week later saying I didn't get the job due to lack of experience in their tech stack, which was weird since it wasn't an issue in the phone screen.
- How do you detect a cycle in a linked list? Discuss time and space complexity, and aim for the most optimal approach, considering there might be multiple.
Software Engineer
I had a phone screen first, then went onsite for 2 interviews with people from different teams. Some of the interviews were technical, and some were not. Everyone was nice and friendly, but it seems like there were some big issues because I was let go just 3 weeks after starting.
- How would you identify a loop in a linked list?
Software Engineer
I started Moda Operandi interview process by having a chat with HR. After that I had a phone screen with a senior engineer where I did a coding exercise. Upon completing the phone screen's coding challenge they invited me on-site. The itinerary given to me was not followed once I arrived onsite. They started my interview about 15 minutes late, a randomly chosen engineer interviewed me and not the VP of engineering that was scheduled since he was "tied up with another candidate". I was taken to some back room closet like office since the office reserved for my interviews were taken totally disregarding the reservation on the office window. Here I was asked system design questions which was pretty straightforward. Next, I finally met the VP of engineering we discussed my background and projects I had worked on in the past. He went into the details about each one. After that, it was time for the next interviewer, but he happened to be out of the office that day so the VP of engineering interviewed me again for another round. After that it was a 2 on 1 interview. This was coding exercise to be coded on the whiteboard. The onsite process was not great. It seems they had their mind already made up on a candidate. Also having 2 out of the 4 engineers that were supposed to interview me being out of the office that day along with the HR coordinator didn't seem like things would go in my favor. I was rejected in the strangest way ever in my career. After a week from my on-site I received an email from HR asking to have a chat with me with no additional information given. Finally we were able to connect and I was asked how I felt about the the team, role and company. So explained my excitement about the role and thought an offer was being extended. Nope! After being asked that and explaining myself I was told they went with another candidate. Bizarre! I feel the process from the on-site interview onwards was a waste of my time and unprofessional. I would not recommend any of my friends or colleagues to interview at this company.
- What are the standard things to expect from a software engineer position?
Moda Operandi Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Moda Operandi interview reports.
“How would you identify a loop in a linked list?”
Read reports →“How do you detect a cycle in a linked list? Discuss time and space complexity, and aim for the most optimal approach, considering there might be multiple.”
Read reports →“Describe how you would construct an object-oriented blackjack game.”
Read reports →“What are the standard things to expect from a software engineer position?”
Read reports →“As a lead, what would be your approach to building a new team from the ground up?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Moda Operandi interview reports.