PagerDuty Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 44 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at PagerDuty.
PagerDuty
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Coding System Design Technical
The hiring process was very efficient. It kicked off with a recruiter call, followed by a 30-minute chat with the hiring manager. Then, there were two one-hour technical interviews: one involved a live coding challenge (not LeetCode style) and the other focused on system design. The final stage was a 30-minute discussion with the senior manager overseeing the team. The recruiter was prompt, getting back within a day after each interview to set up the next step. The entire experience, from start to finish, took about three weeks and was quite smooth and pleasant throughout.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you write a small program that utilizes their API?
PagerDuty
Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding System Design
The whole thing was 5 rounds. First, a recruiter call, then two behavioral interviews, followed by a live coding session, and finally a system design round. For the system design part, I had to prepare a design diagram beforehand. The whole process stretched out over nearly a month. I felt like I did well in all the interviews and got good feedback, but then they ended up choosing someone else, which was pretty strange.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- There were an excessive amount of behavioral questions for a tech position, to the point of exhaustion.
- The live coding challenge involved building a basic UI, nothing overly complex.
- System design discussion about a project of my choice from my past or current experience.
PagerDuty
Software Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
So after they looked at my resume, the interview was split into a technical part and then a behavioral part. The technical interview started out with a take home assignment where I had to build an MVP of a cookbook app. Then, during the interview itself, I was asked to add features you'd expect in a cookbook, like handling dishes and ingredients. About a week and a half later, I got an invite for the behavioral interview. They asked pretty standard questions and also checked my availability for the internship. I got an offer about a week after that! It was a pretty nice experience overall, even if the interviewers weren't super fast to respond, they were all really nice and encouraging.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Implement cookbook app MVP functionality.
- Implement features for working with individual dishes and ingredients.
- Improve the cookbook app MVP beyond simple parameter additions.
PagerDuty Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from PagerDuty interview reports.
“Can you determine if a given set of parentheses is correctly closed?”
Read reports →“Why is the system slow, according to a user report?”
Read reports →“Can you add the ability to search for a dish using specific ingredients or by how long it takes to cook?”
Read reports →“Can you find pairs in an array that add up to 100?”
Read reports →“How would you design a search engine given a snapshot of the web?”
Read report →“Write code to create an object and then manipulate it.”
Read report →“For a scalable, highly available service, what design considerations are important?”
Read report →“Could you please add the specified feature to the starter application?”
Read report →“Create a simple program with a basic UI in a language of your choice.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 44 PagerDuty interview reports.