
nCino Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 21 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at nCino.
Software Engineer Intern
So first, I got this online assessment thingy about calls, then a phone chat where they just asked about the company and why I wanna work there. After that, I had a two-hour in-person interview with two software engineers and the engineering manager. The managers hit me with two problems: 1. Write a program to count the occurrences of each word in a string. 2. Design a database for students at a university. They just wanted to see how I thought about it on a whiteboard.
- Can you write a program to count the occurrences of each word in a string?
- How would you design a database for students at a university?
Software Engineer
First, there was a phone screen with the recruiter. Then, I completed a technical assessment. After that, I had a one-on-one interview with the engineering manager. Finally, I had a team interview with several engineering managers and team members. Everything went really well throughout the interview process. It seemed like a perfect fit. The reason I'm leaving a negative review is because nCino revoked my offer just 6 days before my start date... AFTER I drove across the country to a city where I don't know anybody for this job. nCino rescinded the offer due to an inaccurate background check report. I sent them all the necessary documentation to prove the results were inaccurate... but they revoked anyway. They left me waiting in limbo for nearly two weeks before they OFFICIALLY revoked the offer. After receiving a copy of my background report, I found out that nCino had the results of said background check for 10-11 days BEFORE notifying me... which means they sat on these results for almost TWO WEEKS before giving me an opportunity to cancel my UHaul and moving plans. Before driving across the country I tried to contact the recruiter to ensure everything was good--updated him on my departure date from my home state--and heard nothing back. They had every opportunity to notify me BEFORE I spent nearly $1000 on the move to let me know that the offer might be revoked... but they didn't. I have never been so disgusted with how a company has handled an HR issue before. And now I'm unemployed in Wilmington, NC, unable to afford another major move for the foreseeable future, and trying to make things work here. I am grateful they rescinded the offer because this kind of mismanagement and disregard for the well-being of a person speaks volumes about the underlying culture of a company.
- Could you tell me about yourself and your past experiences?
- What are your thoughts on Object-Oriented Programming principles?
- How would you design a system like X?
Software Developer
Got referred by some friends and had interviews with 3 different managers who were from customer success, dev, and QA. It was a round robin style. They asked about past projects in detail, but it was mostly behavioral questions.
- How do you manage your time?
- What do you do for fun?
- Are you Salesforce certified?
nCino Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from nCino interview reports.
“Can you write a program to count the occurrences of each word in a string?”
Read reports →“What is the difference between a Class and an Object?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between a map and a set?”
Read reports →“What is the significance of the super keyword and in what scenarios would it be applied?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the distinction between a list, a set, and a map?”
Read report →“Can you design a database schema for college course enrollment?”
Read report →“Design a system for food truck operators to schedule their availability, location, and menu.”
Read report →“How would you design a database for students at a university?”
Read report →“Do you know what a static method is? What situation would you use a static method?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 21 nCino interview reports.