The interview process was exceptionally smooth, well structured, and professionally managed. Communication was clear from the offset and throughout, expectations were transparent, and each stage felt organized, efficient, and respectful of my time.

Four rounds long. 1st round was an introduction call. 2nd round was a take home coding task, which took me about an hour and a half. On this stage make sure to write code to production quality - they will read it and ask you about it in the next round. 3rd round was a basic technical interview, including a section going over your solution to the 2nd round task. The 4th round is a white board interview, where you’re given a task and asked to propose a solution, in conjunction with two other engineers.

Application I applied through Indeed. The process took 1 month. I interviewed at Kraken (UK) in Feb 2025 Interview 1st stage: Had a chat with a wonderful recruiter, set the stage for the whole interview process. Discussions about the company structure, team I would be working it, salary expectations and general question regarding motivation for joining the team. 2nd stage: Take home test. A django command line app for parsing file(s). Here, they evaluate you on taking on an ambiguous task and providing a scalable solution. Document your assumptions properly. 3rd stage: Further technical discussion about the task. Discussing approach, decisions taken and tradeoffs. How can the app be extended. 4th stage: The final stage. Focuses on your technical skills and the wider Python/Django ecosystem—discussions around ways of working. After the last interview, the offer came within 30 minutes. I really enjoyed working with my recruiter (Brad). He was super supportive.