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Principal Software Engineer Interview

10 Sept 2023

Anonymous interview candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Red Hat

Interview

There were 5 rounds Had a screening with Hiring Manager first. Followed by 4 rounds of technical discussions. Around my experience in data engineering, modeling & architecture Very positive experience but offer wasn't great. Maybe I applied one level below.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Around my experience in data engineering/modeling/architecture

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Other Principal Software Engineer interview reviews for Red Hat

Principal Software Engineer Interview

18 Mar 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

Raleigh, NC

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Red Hat (Raleigh, NC)

Interview

Initial phone screening with hiring manager, followed by a panel interview with two team managers, then a follow-up conversation with the hiring manager to discuss next steps, role fit, and overall candidate alignment.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Compare Playwright and Selenium. Explain the benefits and drawbacks, convincing us that one is better than the other for our application.

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Principal Software Engineer Interview

5 Dec 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

Belfast, Northern Ireland

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Principal Software Engineer Interview

7 Apr 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

Zürich

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Red Hat (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in Jun 2025

Interview

Screening interviewer looked at my graduation date on CV and immediately said I was over qualified. Proceeded to discuss salary expectations, it was obvious EMEA pay was well under what UK market would pay for role at this level.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What is your salary expectation and what are you currently earning.

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Application

I interviewed at Red Hat (Zürich)

Interview

There were a number of interviews some scheduled in the same day and across a number of days. They were wrapped up fairly quickly. Most of the questions were about my experience and some were about Kubernetes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

There were questions about Kubernetes components

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