Lead Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at C3 AI with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 34.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lead Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at C3 AI overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at C3 AI as a Lead Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Other: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at C3 AI (Mountain View, CA) in May 2026
Interview
Screening round:
1 initial remote coding round
Virtual onsite round:
1 system design interview
2 leetcode-style coding interviews
1 conversation with an engineering manager - behavioral
Did not hear back from them at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard leetcode-style coding questions + basic system design interview.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at C3 AI (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The application manager reached out on A-List. Followed a pretty standard procedure, technical phone interview and then onsite interview with 2 engineers, and 2 managers. Reasonable algorithm and system design questions followed by behavioral questions. The offer was extended after speaking with the CTO.