Tucows Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Tucows.
Tucows
Software Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
Started with an initial screening from HR covering general background and some basic technical questions. Then, there was a technical take-home assessment. Finally, an interview with the director focused on technical skills and background, involving conceptual questions but no live coding.
Confirmed questions1 question
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your proficiency in the following programming languages, and please elaborate on your reasoning?
Tucows
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
You'll start with a quick chat with the recruiter, then get a take-home assignment where you'll need to fetch and process some data. After that, there's a call with a teammate to go over your assignment and how you approached it. Finally, you'll talk to the hiring manager to make sure you're a good fit.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you download and validate the data from an XML file?
- How would you model the validated data in a PostgreSQL database?
Tucows
Software Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview included one behavioral question and one technical question. The technical part involved questions about my resume and some general tech questions that weren't too hard. After that, there was a take-home coding assessment which was pretty easy, just calculating an average. Overall, it was a really good interview experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Is C or Python faster?
Tucows Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Tucows interview reports.
“Is C or Python faster?”
Read reports →“Could you download and validate the data from an XML file?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about decorators in Python?”
Read reports →“How would you model the validated data in a PostgreSQL database?”
Read reports →“Given 3 data centers, how would you design an endpoint that's fault-tolerant, performs optimally, and scales quickly when needed? There's no single correct answer to this.”
Read report →“Can you explain what an API is?”
Read report →“Can you explain generators in Python and how you would implement them in the home assignment?”
Read report →“How did you implement generators in the home assignment?”
Read report →“What was your previous salary?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Tucows interview reports.