Trifacta Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

First, I had a chat with a recruiter about the company and culture. Then, there was a 1-hour phone screen with an engineer. It started with about 20 minutes of background questions like 'tell me about the stack you used for X project on your interview', followed by a coding question, and then some Q&A about engineering life. It was pretty straightforward and fun. After that, I had a phone chat with the engineering manager. It was supposed to be another technical screen, but it turned into a cool conversation about Trifacta’s product, long-term market strategies, and the technology stack. Finally, although not really a screen, I had lunch onsite with some engineers! Overall, a really straightforward and fun interview process.

So I read the reviews about this company's interview process and honestly, I should have listened. Their first step, which they call preliminary, felt more like they were trying to find flaws in me and was super unprofessional. The hiring manager didn't even bother to read my resume. They seemed too narrow-minded to consider people from different backgrounds. Then there was an automation assignment to submit. They completely disregarded the assignment I submitted. The manager, who just got promoted, seemed to just want to brag about the company and put me down, calling me fake with harsh words. Why ask someone to interview multiple times if you're not even going to evaluate technical skills? This whole thing felt like harassment.

I had 3 rounds: a recruiter call, then 2 on-site interviews. The first on-site was a bit weird, mostly just 'where do you see yourself here?' type questions, which felt odd for the role. The second on-site lasted the entire day, from 10 am to 5 pm. It felt like I met everyone, even interns. The worst part is they never replied after the whole day dedicated to the interview. Pretty disrespectful.