Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Carbon with 3.3 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 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Carbon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Carbon as a Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 57%
One on one interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Phone Interview. After meeting with a recruiter in person, I received a phone interview with the head of the department I wanted to work at. After 1-2 weeks, I received an offer sometime around March. There was only 1 round of interviews. The coding portion was conducted on an online notepad.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked the standard "tell me about your self", and about school classes. My question involved testing whether two strings were anagrams of each other, and was not too difficult or tense of an atmosphere.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Carbon (Redwood City, CA) in Aug 2022
Interview
I received an HR screen where I was asked about my background and why I wanted to work for Carbon. I was told they would get back to me within a day to let me know whether or not we would proceed with the interview process, but I was ghosted despite following up with them.
It seems like "ghosting" is a habit with this company as I have read other reviews suggesting similar experiences. This isn't a dating app - so I expected to be treated like a human being - especially when I'm dedicating time and energy into preparing to interview with your company.
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Question 1
Why do you wish to work at Carbon?
Tell me about your experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Carbon
Interview
Applied online and spoke to an engineer about my background. Engineer said they would get back to me to proceed with next steps since I had very relevant experience. The recruiter confirmed this and said they would follow-up by a particular date. I was ghosted after this, although I followed-up multiple times.
I applied online. I interviewed at Carbon (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2020
Interview
HR screen + EM screen, followed by on-site with 4 technical rounds. The team was both smart and kind, and the questions were practical. Expect to write real code in these interviews :)
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Question 1
I was given questions tailored to my resume + experience.