I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cloudflare
Interview
Surprisingly did not have a single technical question asked in 5 rounds. Followed by A very vague take home exercise that takes under 5 minutes to complete. Throughout the process I had to reach out to the recruiter multiple times to ask what to expect and mostly did not receive any response. One of my interviewers did not turn on their camera (the invite specifically asks candidates to keep camera on to create a better interview experience) and was unprepared for the interview- kept asking me if I had any questions, did not ask any of their own. Their response to every question I asked was - we are scrappy, we are in startup mode, we move fast. Um, ok. If you have a LOT of time on your hands and don’t mind being strung along blindfolded then by all means pursue cloudflare. There are a lot of companies out there who treat candidates with respect and provide prompt and accurate information.
Felt setup to fail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most questions were around behaviors in situations. “Tell me about a time …”
Got contacted by recruiter and scheduled a screening call, recruiter was late and the conversation felt really rushed however she was helpful explaining the role and interview process they follow where after the interview with the hiring manager I would have a take home exercise.
She said that would send me an interview with the hiring manager but then the system didn't had any slots, eventually slots were available 3 weeks later, finally on the scheduled slot the hiring manager didn't show up for the interview.
After a few hours they sent an apology about a scheduling conflict. As I felt the company was a bit chaotic decided to stop pursuing the position.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cloudflare
Interview
The interview process consisted of several steps. It started with an informal conversation with the hiring manager, followed by a meeting with the lead recruiter to discuss the role and salary expectations. After that, there was a technical interview, then a panel interview where I demo'd one of their products. The final stages included a conversation with a director and then a meeting with someone from the C-suite.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What interests you in Cloudflare? Brag on yourself and tell what you've done in your career. What do you know about DDOS, WAF, ZTNA.
Applied with a referral. I was ghosted after recruiter stage. Recruiters can take 1 second to reject and auto-send the email. I wouldn't mind if it wasnt with a referral but they should have at least some decency for their own colleagues.