I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cloudflare in Jul 2024
Interview
Had about 11 conversations, starting with hiring manager then a recruiter then a list of technical interviews, a non-technical interview and then 2 higher management interviews. Every conversation was very chill and I never felt pressured or like they were not interested. I could ask a lot of questions and learned a lot. People seemed very empathetic and down to earth. The technical interviews started off decently simple, but then went into depth, starting with a seemingly trivial question and then deepdiving into nuances.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a disagreement you had with leadership, and how did you handle it?
The process started with a recruiter call covering my background, interest in Cloudflare, and the role. The recruiter explained the team structure, hybrid work model, and the focus on Data Residency Architecture (DRA).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your current project, then explain why you chose a regional architecture and the trade-offs around data locality and replication
solid, very nice interviewers, technical s were interesting and collaborative. Overall less leetcody than general and felt more like a conversation/ pair programming. Recruiters were very slow though. Most non coding interviews were very fluffy i.e just talk through your resume/ a project you worked on. There was an emphasis on how you like to work, i.e what youre looking for in both a team and work in general.
Total 7+ rounds. First recruiter round. Rejected after second round(hiring manager).
Recruiter round focussed on Cloudflare, comp details, rounds of interviews and few questions about profile
HM:
Why are you looking for a new role?
Why cloudflare?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HM:
Why are you looking for a new role?
Why cloudflare?
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cloudflare with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 35.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cloudflare overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cloudflare as a Systems Engineer according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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