Prefect Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Prefect.
Prefect
VP Marketing
Executive Easy Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
The interview process was straightforward and transparent. The recruiter was helpful, kind, informative, and responsive. One VP-level interviewer was extremely condescending and arrogant -- incredibly unprofessional and out of line -- but other than that it was a pleasant experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What is it that excites and motivates you?
Prefect
Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
The interview process started with a recruiter call, followed by a take-home assignment using Vue. After the take-home was accepted, I met with the team lead and principal engineer. The technical interview was collaborative, where we enhanced the take-home assignment with some features; it was straightforward and engaging. However, the call with the chief of staff to the CTO was impersonal and rushed, feeling like he was reading from notes. This interaction felt off and didn't align with the role, despite the other interviews respecting my time. While Prefect has a strong culture, maintaining interview quality as they grow is key.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you describe how you added a filter for the messages in exercise 1?
- Could you explain the steps you took to fix the CSS bugs?
Prefect
Marketing Executive
Executive Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
I was contacted on LinkedIn and given the job description. It seemed interesting, so I set up a 30-minute call with the recruiter. The recruiter was 10 minutes late. Since I was being solicited, I had some questions I wanted to ask and clarify about the role and the company. There wasn't enough time, and the recruiter had another call right after and couldn't discuss further. I felt rushed and didn't get to talk about my experience much, which was disappointing.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are the strategies for marketing to the open source community?
Prefect
Software Engineer
Mid Easy Positive experience Accept offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
The whole thing took a bit but was fun. 7 interviews felt like a lot, but only one was a coding interview that tied into the take-home. It's totally fine to say you're stuck! The others were chatty, aimed at getting to know me and letting me meet the team and managers. The last couple were mostly for me to interview them and the CEO to see if it was a good fit.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share your previous experience?
- How comfortable are you with various work settings and scenarios?
Prefect Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Prefect interview reports.
“Can you explain the difference between a set and a list?”
Read reports →“Can you design a RESTful API that includes specific endpoints to function as a cache?”
Read reports →“What are the strategies for marketing to the open source community?”
Read reports →“Can you describe how you added a filter for the messages in exercise 1?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the steps you took to fix the CSS bugs?”
Read report →“What makes you want to join Prefect?”
Read report →“What's your approach when you have a disagreement with a colleague?”
Read report →“Describe a product launch you managed. What aspects were successful and which were not?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where you expected disagreement on a topic and explain how you managed it?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Prefect interview reports.