I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Confluent in Nov 2024
Interview
Applied online, and was reached out to by the recruiter, then spoke to the Hiring Manager who was very pleasant, and engaging. He made it a very interactive interview, which I appreciated, Then it was a Technical Question round with an SE, which I didn't pass.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed an NDA so won't go into specifics, but technical round was questions on networking, databases, SDLC, etc.