Sift Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 18 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sift.
Sift
Software Engineer
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The recruiters reached out on LinkedIn, and it seems many employees came from Twilio and Microsoft, some even before Twilio's IPO. There were two phone interviews. The second one was with a junior employee who seemed new to the role, asking a standard set of questions. The interview style felt a bit like Microsoft's, with an air of superiority. The recruiters were quite persistent in trying to schedule interviews, but kept having to reschedule because their interviewers were busy prepping for Microsoft interview questions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me about yourself?
- What occurred at your prior workplace?
- What was the reason for your lack of success?
Sift
Software Engineer
Senior Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding Technical System Design Behavioral
The interview process started with a tech screen that had a LeetCode style question. After that, there was a virtual onsite which included Coding, System Design, a Deep Dive, and Behavioral rounds. In one of the virtual onsite rounds, the interviewer had to leave for about 5-10 minutes, which cut into my time to solve the problem. I felt this was unfair and out of my control, and I think the reduced time impacted my performance compared to other candidates. The hiring manager mentioned that 'offshore employees typically outperform the onshore employees', which I found really off-putting and made me question if I wanted to work there given a potential bias towards one group over the other.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- An easy LeetCode question was asked during the technical screen.
- A medium to hard LeetCode style question was asked.
- Design a simple version of StubHub using coding.
Sift
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Decline offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding Technical Group
Recruiter behavioral screen, then a tech screen with a coding question for 1 hour. After that, a virtual onsite with 3 technical rounds and 1 hiring manager discussion, all about 1 hour each. Then a leadership round with more interviews with leadership, which is highly variable.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to join Sift?
Sift Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sift interview reports.
“What's the difference between shallow and deep copy?”
Read reports →“Can you design a ticketing system for football matches?”
Read reports →“Design a simple version of StubHub using coding.”
Read reports →“Are you more interested in building Micro-Services or doing DevOps work?”
Read reports →“What was the reason for your lack of success?”
Read report →“Did you solve popular LeetCode medium/hard problems?”
Read report →“What are your fundamental coding concepts?”
Read report →“What makes you want to join Sift?”
Read report →“Do you have experience with graph problems?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 18 Sift interview reports.