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Workfront Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

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

Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

3.5 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
72.7% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Workfront.

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Software Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Average Negative experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

Had two phone interviews back to back over two days. They then asked when I could come in for an in-person interview. It felt like a panel interview where they were judging if I fit their specific mold. It was pretty uncomfortable and some questions felt unprofessional. They mentioned it was a great place for women, but my experience was the opposite. It seems like a male-dominated environment there, so I'm glad I didn't accept. I got an offer from another software company that same week and felt a good vibe there right away.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Tell me about a project where you had very little time to finish it.
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Software Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

The process was pretty standard: first a recruiter screening to ensure basic competence, then a phone interview with a manager and a Sr. Staff member. This was followed by an in-person interview which included a code challenge, and then an offer. The recruiter was great, always keeping me updated on the process. My only piece of feedback is that setting expectations for the code challenge could have been better. While I understand it's a challenge and not always perfectly defined in the real world, a general idea beforehand would have been helpful.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you explain the process and then build a calculator app using React?
  • What immediate contributions can you make as you get up to speed?
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Software Engineer

Engineering

Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

Started with a phone screen, then an in-person test. The in-person involved 5 programming questions on a Mac that was air-gapped, so no internet, but it had an IDE (IntelliJ Idea). The questions varied from easy stuff like reversing a string to harder ones like super sets. They said using the debugger was okay and even recommended. After that, I had to do a video recording of some personality questions that would be sent to the managers.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Could you reverse a string?
  • How would you approach the super sets problem?

Workfront Software Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Workfront interview reports.

Can you write a method that, given an input, prints a specific word and then, based on that word, prints one or two additional words?

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What would you do if a disagreement in a meeting wasn't resolved by the end: schedule another meeting, ask another PM to mediate, or make the decision yourself?

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Were there questions about Java Core, Spring, and Hibernate frameworks?

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Were there many questions related to the software development full cycle?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 11 Workfront interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 37%
Technical 37%
Coding 22.2%
Group 3.7%

Interview difficulty

Easy 9.1%
Average 45.5%
Difficult 45.5%

Candidate experience

Positive 72.7%
Negative 27.3%