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Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Experience
The wild part was that they basically put me through the same bar as software engineering, then only later figured out whether I fit FDE.
Interview process
I got in through a referral, and when I went through it the process was long and very SWE-coded. I started with a hard OA, then had a recruiter screen, a non-technical phone screen, and a coding phone screen. After that I did a five-part onsite with credo, coding, system design, debugging a giant repo, and a hiring manager round. I got the offer, and the biggest thing that stood out was that they really seemed to use the same hiring bar for FDE and software engineering, then sort out role fit later.
- Online assessment
- Recruiter screen
- Phone interview
- Technical interview
- Final round
Interview rounds
5 rounds
Online assessment
Overview
I started with an OA that was basically one coding problem, and it felt like a hard LeetCode-style question. Right away it gave me the sense that they were using the same initial bar they use for software engineers.
Question types asked
Recruiter screen
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