Cohere Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Experience
Cohere · Staff
ResultRejected
Timespan5 weeks
DifficultyMedium
Rounds3
Interview process
The interview process did not involve much about customer empathy or dealing with tough customers, all it cared was backend swe practices.
This was for an infrastructure role but the screen had nothing to do with that. I also was told to prepare for AI system design but I got a backend system design question, so my preparation time was wasted :( and each interview had two ppl not one primary and the other shadowing, it was two ppl asking questions.
Interview rounds · 3
- 1
Recruiter screen
- Q1. career background
- 2
Phone screen
People Management- Q1. Potential customer situation regarding product setup in their own environments
- 3
Technical round
System Design- Q1. Design a metrics and logging service.
- Q2. Tell me about a product you've built.
Tips from the candidate
Prepare for backend swe system design and for the reverse system design think about failure modes and make it simple,
Company culture
Nothing in specific except all the interviewers were located in Canada even though the role was in west coast US
Details
CompanyCohere
RoleForward Deployed Engineer
LevelStaff
LocationUnited States
InterviewedAug 2026
Questions asked4