I applied online. I interviewed at Candid Health (Denver, CO) in May 2025
Interview
Didn't get an offer, but honestly was very impressed with the process and everyone I encountered along the way. Did an initial phone screen w/ the recruiter, then met with the engineering leader, with a shadow from the engineering manager. The recruiter reached out to confirm if the new-at-the-time engineering manager could shadow, which I thought was a mindful gesture. This was purely conversational, and wasn't full of stock interview questions - just getting to know each other. Moved on to another round which was 1 hour coding; then subsequent round which was systems design (system modification, more accurately) and another coding session. The technical sessions felt very fair and targeted, not "solve the toughest leetcode thing" for the sake of it. The way the sessions were run felt equally fair - if you ask for feedback and guidance along the way, they'll provide it, within reason. Everyone was easy to talk to and notably seemed absent of any ego. Despite not receiving an offer, I thought the interview process overall was very well run.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a pile of rbac-style permission strings and a granted permission, determine membership.
I had a recruiter screen, then a technical screen. The technical interview was a fairly standard format—practical problem, not leetcode style. When I asked a clarifying question on the prompt, the lead interviewer couldn't articulate a key concept and seemed impatient for me to "just code". While the problem wasn't too difficult, the communication style suggested a culture where asking questions is discouraged.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Candid Health in May 2025
Interview
Normal tech interview (and strong performances in all the technicals), except with a very strange soft interview at the end where I was grilled about my entire academic and professional career since high school. I was filtered out at this stage and received no feedback
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Multiple standard tech rounds, plus personal interview as detailed