Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Camunda with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Camunda overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Camunda as a Senior Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Camunda in Jan 2024
Interview
Initially, their recruiter reached me about the position. After that, we scheduled a 30-minute call to talk about the position and why I am looking for work. Their process is a little long and has repeating steps for a company like that.
1. Java coding challenge. In this step, they ask you to write a CLI application that will find a route in a BPMN diagram. This is a nice challenge because it is not expected to bring a perfect solution, parsing BPMN from scratch and writing tests. You just need to provide a code to traverse in a graph.
2. Hack session. This is a live coding interview but they don't ask any leetcode style question. In an iterating way, they expect you to parse a response from Camunda API and filter some data. From their reactions during the interview, it looks like they have a company-preferred way that includes using Java streams to solve this.
3. Hiring manager. In this stage, you talk with your potential manager. You can think of this as a standard cultural fit interview.
4. Whiteboard Session. Initially, this step is described as a system design interview but it turned out to be a live coding without any IDE. They ask you to design something like Camunda with Java classes, methods, fields, and pseudocode.
5. Peer Interview. This is similar to a hiring manager interview but it is done with your possible colleagues.
Everyone I talked to and the process was good until the whiteboard session. The engineers that were conducting that session were rude and looked down arrogantly. This surprised me and made me think about how all of these people can work at the same company. I got a no after the whiteboard session.
I also think it is possible to merge the hiring manager and peer interview into a single step because at the core they are the same interview. Why they are doing a hack session(1.5 hours) if I am going to write code again at the whiteboard session?
Hi there, Thank you for investing your time in our hiring process and for your feedback. Our team strives to provide a positive experience for each candidate at every step and your specific feedback will help us continue to improve our hiring process.
If you have anything else you'd like to share, feel free to email us at talent-acquisition@camunda.com.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Camunda (Berlin) in Nov 2023
Interview
Received an interview request from the company. Just few minutes after confirming and scheduling the interview, it was canceled stating I had not been shortlisted. The overall hiring process lacks transparency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did not faced any interview questions as I was shortlisted and then rejected without even interacting with anyone.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on our application process. We appreciate your openness and apologize for the negative experiences you encountered. Ensuring a positive and transparent candidate experience is of utmost importance to us and your feedback will help us ensure that we are more transparent in the future.
If you have anything else you'd like to share, feel free to email us at talent-acquisition@camunda.com. Thank you!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Camunda (Berlin) in Sep 2023
Interview
I applied for the Senior Software Engineer position in Germany. The initial call ended within 5 minutes as HR mentioned they have a policy not to hire people on Blue Card or fixed-term residence permits. They could not explain why they have this policy. They tried convincing me to apply again when I have a settlement permit (permanent residence), but Camunda has qualified to my direct reject list. Never going to work for such companies.
Hi there, thanks for investing your time in our hiring process and for giving us this feedback. Our team strives to provide a positive experience for each candidate at every step and we are sorry to learn of this. Your feedback will help us continue to improve our processes and ensure we are in a position to provide clarity around such aspects as visa requirements from our side.
If you have anything else you'd like to share, feel free to email us at talent-acquisition@camunda.com