The interviewer seemed surprised I hadn't prepped distributed systems more lol. Hacker rank was 2 questions. SQL assessment had Snowflake specific syntax for streaming data, more complex than expected. Superday had 4 sessions but couldn't answer the system design on distributed query optimization well enough.
Software Engineer
Summer 2026
No Offer
University of Washington · Computer Science
4th year · 2.1-2.4 · 2 past internships
TechnicalMultiple roundsDifficultSlow process
System design, coding on a shared doc, behavioral and a PM round.
Software Engineer
Summer 2025
Accepted
Carnegie Mellon University · Computer Science
4th year · 3.7+ · 3 past internships
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtual
Passed HackerRank then had a SQL assessment they require for all engineers regardless of role. Superday was four 45 min sessions: coding, system design on distributed query execution, behavioral and a product sense conversation. Very selective but moved fast once past the assessments.