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Talkdesk Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 27 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.8 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
66.7% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Talkdesk.

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Software Engineer

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Senior Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral

The first phase seemed to go really well, at least from my perspective. I think my salary expectations might have been a bit too high, but they didn't mention that upfront. I left the interview feeling confident I'd done great, but then I never heard back from them.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Can you tell me about yourself and how you work?
  • How do you structure your work and manage your time?
  • How do you balance your professional and personal life?
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Software Engineer

Engineering · a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding

The recruitment process has 4 stages: First, an initial chat with HR. Then, a technical challenge to do at home and submit. Next, a technical interview to briefly discuss the challenge, followed by technical questions about hypothetical scenarios that arise from the conversation, to understand what solutions the candidate would adopt in each situation. Finally, an interview with managers focused more on soft skills and getting to know the candidate. After that, a proposal is presented.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What is your motivation?
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Software Engineer

Engineering

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding

There's a first interview to get to know the candidate, then an email with a small challenge is received. In my case, it was a phone system challenge (create a very simple API and an interface to perform GET, PUT, POST, DELETE). After the project, there's a technical interview.

Confirmed questions5 questions
  • Could you answer general questions about Java?
  • Tell me about Threads.
  • What do you know about Semaphores?

Talkdesk Software Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Talkdesk interview reports.

What are your suggestions for improving database search performance?

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Can you describe a dynamic programming problem that involves Depth First Search?

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Can you fetch the sequence of events within a parking lot scenario?

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Could you describe your understanding of HTTP and REST?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 27 Talkdesk interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 37.5%
Behavioral 26.6%
Coding 26.6%
System Design 6.2%
Other 1.6%

Interview difficulty

Easy 7.4%
Average 77.8%
Difficult 14.8%

Candidate experience

Positive 66.7%
Negative 18.5%
Neutral 14.8%