Nexthink Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I was interviewing for a C++ developer role focused on a core software component. The first two rounds were with senior engineers from Switzerland, focusing on my C++ skills and problem-solving. Then, I had two more rounds with managers from India and Switzerland, which felt redundant as they covered the same topics. The final round was supposed to be with the VP of India, but my start date at my next organization was just a week away. They then told me they hadn't gotten headcount approval for the position and it would take 2-3 weeks, asking if I could wait. It made me wonder why they were interviewing if they didn't have approval.

So after sending my resume, I got a call from HR, who was super friendly. We talked about my background, skills, and why I was interested in Nexthink. They then laid out the interview steps: a quiz, followed by interviews, and then hopefully an offer and starting the job. First, they sent a quiz that was related to the job, focusing on advanced Java and Javascript. It was challenging but solvable if you knew your stuff. I spent about a day on it. I heard back within a couple of days after submitting my quiz, and it was positive, so we scheduled an interview within a week. On the interview day, I first met with the VP of Engineering for an hour. It was a non-technical chat where they discussed Nexthink's product, culture, and mission, and we went over standard behavioral questions. Next, I had a technical interview with three engineers from the team I'd be joining. This lasted about an hour, and they asked about concurrency, algorithms, and databases, giving me challenges to solve for each. The algorithm question was particularly interesting and challenging. After the interviews, they said I'd hear back soon. I got the offer on Monday afternoon, accepting it right away because it met my expectations from the interview. The whole process, from the HR call to the offer, took about 10 days.

It started with an HR call and an online test. Then there were 2 virtual interviews. The first was with a software engineer where we discussed my general technical stack and course schedule, and did a coding exercise (search in LeetCode). The second was with a software engineering manager about concurrency and Kafka different schematics. After that, I had a round with the engineering director about agile and team culture. Finally, I spoke with my future team manager about culture.