I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Flexport (San Francisco, CA) in May 2018
Interview
Interviewing with Flexport was fantastic. I have been interested in the company for a while, and contacted a recruiter (Blake) via LinkedIn, and heard back very quickly. The initial phone calls and technical screen were set up quickly and we then scheduled an onsite the next week. The whole process was very smooth and organized, and it was one of the two best interview experiences I've had (other was Twitter in 2013).
Everybody I talked to was enthusiastic and able to dive into their work as well as the company at large, and I came out of the interview very excited about the team and optimistic about the prospects for the company. Also worth noting is the great office location- not as nice as Twitter or AirBnb HQs, but a better layout and less noisy!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical senior engineer interview- mixture of design and coding questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Flexport in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview process was very smooth overall. First had a recruiter call, then technical coding interviews and a hiring manager interview. The coding questions were around medium difficulty and focused more on problem solving, communication, and handling edge cases rather than trick questions.
The interviewers were all very nice and supportive, which made the experience much less stressful. Overall one of the more pleasant interview experiences I’ve had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1: Coin Change and then Coin Change II as follow up.
Q2: A graph-based coding question focused on route/path finding
I applied online. I interviewed at Flexport (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
Round-0: Recruiter call or Screening call
Recruiter was friendly and clearly explained about the company, role and team. Asked to tell me about myself, then a recent project experience
Round-1: Technical coding 1 (1hr)
Graph based question asked as two parts. Not a direct question leetcode question, but had to take an example myself and write the class and methods.
Round-2: Behavioral Interview with Engineering manager (1hr)
Introduced each other, talked about team and responsibilities of the role. Then she asked about my experience like challenging project, conflict, things that I learned from current experience those I haven't before. Some follow-up question about the project experience and so on.
This interview went well. I stumbled for few questions but overall its a good experience. Engineering Manager was so cool that she was talking and having a conversation rather than firing questions back-to-back.
Round-3: Technical coding 2 (1hr)
More real world based question. Has three parts. First two parts are to design the required classes and methods involving shipping yard, containers, buyers and sellers. The third part is to implement an algorithm to match the bidding between buyer and seller and conduct the transaction.
Two rounds of leetcode questions. Asked about your experiences first and then do one of two lc questions. Easy or easy medium level. Interviewers are very friendly and not stressful interview at all.