Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Experience
Interview process
The interview process did not involve much about customer empathy or dealing with tough customers, all it cared was backend swe practices. This was for an infrastructure role but the screen had nothing to do with that. I also was told to prepare for AI system design but I got a backend system design question, so my preparation time was wasted :( and each interview had two ppl not one primary and the other shadowing, it was two ppl asking questions.
- Recruiter screen
- Phone interview
- Technical interview
Interview rounds
4 questions across 3 roundsRecruiter screen
1 questionSpecific questions asked
career background
Phone interview
1 questionQuestion types asked
Specific questions asked
Potential customer situation regarding product setup in their own environments
Technical interview
2 questionsQuestion types asked
Specific questions asked
Interview tips
Prepare for backend swe system design and for the reverse system design think about failure modes and make it simple,
Company culture
Nothing in specific except all the interviewers were located in Canada even though the role was in west coast US
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