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Ashby Software Engineer Interview Experience

Ashby · Senior

ResultRejected
Timespan2 weeks
DifficultyDifficult
Rounds3

Interview process

The process was very rigorous. Especially the project deep dive. The final round was actually not too bad but I just didn't perform well because I missed some details. It was refreshing to not be doing leetcode

Interview rounds · 3

  1. 1

    Phone screen

    Project Discussion
    1. Q1. Tell me about a project that you shipped to users that started with ambiguity and how did you decide what to do at each step?
  2. 2

    Technical round

    TechnicalDebugging
    1. Q1. Go through real codebase and try to enhance an existing feature across the full stack
  3. 3

    Final / onsite round

    BehavioralSystem DesignTechnicalProject Discussion
    1. Q1. How would you design an ETL system from an external company into our own
    2. Q2. How would you design code for an automated workflow system

Tips from the candidate

Relax and think through some code/API designs. Make sure you have a framwork so you don't miss details.

Company culture

Very perscribed culture and they're looking for a certain type of independent engineer

Details

CompanyAshby
RoleSoftware Engineer
LevelSenior
LocationUnited States
InterviewedOct 2026
Questions asked4