Wave Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

CV + Cover Letter, then a 30min initial HR screening, followed by a 2h take home exercise which was very fun! Then, there was a 2h live continuation of the previous exercise, a 1h system design discussion, a 1h deep dive into a previous project, and finally a 1h cultural fit interview. It was a very thorough but fair process. Everyone involved was very warm, pleasant, and dedicated. Made me want to work there even more!

So the interview process for a dev role is pretty long. First, you have a chat with HR to see if you're a fit. Then, there's a coding challenge, and after that, a debugging assessment. Following that, a system design interview. Just because you passed one part doesn't mean you're good to go. My debugging wasn't great, but they still had me do the system design interview a week later, which I aced. Apparently, I didn't get the job because of the debugging part. Also, HR kept forgetting about meetings and didn't tell me when they were canceled.

The interview process at Wave was really enjoyable! All the employees I met were super friendly, which made the interviews feel pretty relaxed. They also shared their personal experiences at Wave, leaving a great impression. The process had quite a few steps: first, an initial call with the recruiter. Then, a take-home coding exercise where I could use either Python or JS. After that, there was a 2-hour pair programming interview where I had to add some extra features to the take-home test. Next up was a 1-hour system design interview. I also had a 45-minute chat with the engineering manager of the team I might join – it was mostly behavioral questions but felt more like a casual conversation. Following that, a 30-minute interview with the product manager for the team, similar to the previous one but with a product focus. Finally, a reference check. It was great that I got feedback for all stages either the same day or the next, and I received an offer the day after my last interview.