Backend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Scale with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Scale as a Backend Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Scale (Riyadh) in Dec 2025
Interview
basic dsa and algorithms with system design questions on scaling reads and writes and how to handle slow queries and high tps. also follow questions on the solution and design solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is a trait you find appealing in employees you worked with ?