Orca Security 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 Orca Security.
Orca Security
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral
The process was pretty standard. First, a Zoom call with the manager for some quick technical questions. Then, an in-office system design round. HR was involved too. They also gave a home assignment, which was actually quite easy with ChatGPT and online help. They were really quick with their follow-ups.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your strongest skill area?
Orca Security
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The technical parts of the interview process were pretty good. They didn't drag on, and the people interviewing were great. However, my impression of the company soured after meeting with the R&D directors. They came across as really arrogant and unreceptive to different viewpoints.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about a system you've previously worked on?
Orca Security
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding System Design
A third-party recruiter contacted me. First, there was a take-home task where I had to build a basic API service, which took about 3-8 hours depending on how I set up the environment since they didn't provide runtime details. The recruiter said it went well and I advanced. Next, a 2-hour coding and system design interview. It involved a straightforward coding problem and a medium-difficulty system design for a chat app, assuming knowledge of a specific web stack. The interviewers were not very interactive, so it was hard to ask questions or discuss ideas. I think I did okay since I was invited to the next stage. Finally, an interview with the Hiring Manager and Team Lead, which was the complete opposite of the previous one – very open and conversational about the project and role. It's been over three weeks now with no response to my follow-ups, so I assume I've been ghosted.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Take-Home task to implement a simple API service.
- Perform a simple coding task and design a chat system.
- Perform a simple coding task.
Orca Security Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Orca Security interview reports.
“Explain the constraint that virtual machines with the same tag cannot access each other unless a firewall rule explicitly allows it.”
Read reports →“Write code to determine the count of strings.”
Read reports →“What information should the /stats endpoint return, and how should it be formatted?”
Read reports →“What is the structure of a firewall rule, including fw_id, source_tag, and dest_tag?”
Read reports →“How should the /attack endpoint function, including its input and output?”
Read report →“What is the structure of the JSON that describes the cloud environment, including its VMs and firewall rules?”
Read report →“Given a JSON describing a customer's cloud environment with VMs and firewall rules, which other VMs can attack a specific target VM?”
Read report →“Can you describe the structure of a Virtual Machine object, including its vm_id, name, and tags?”
Read report →“Design an average system for a chat system.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 18 Orca Security interview reports.