ClickUp Software Engineer candidates describe a three-round loop: an aptitude test, a technical interview with puzzles and fundamentals, and an HR conversation. Here is what each round covered.
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Two Software Engineer candidates describe a three-round loop at ClickUp: an aptitude test, a technical interview, and an HR conversation. One candidate, who received an offer, describes a timed aptitude test of 20 multiple-choice questions on logical ability, figure-based problems and pattern recognition. The other describes the aptitude portion as straightforward logical reasoning, followed by coding in the same first round.
The technical content leans on fundamentals and puzzles rather than exotic algorithms. The candidate who got an offer reports the hourglass puzzle, a bridge-crossing problem about minimizing time, and a handshake-counting problem. They were also asked to reverse a string, explain stack overflow, compare arrays with linked lists, and reverse a linked list. The other candidate reports string reversal in ClickUp's own editor, sorting algorithms, OOP, C# and .NET Core basics, some Angular, and scenario-based questions. That candidate described the questions as easy to moderate, while the candidate who got an offer called the technical round comprehensive. The language mix also differed between the two reports.
The final round was HR. The candidate who received an offer was asked about their background, what they did outside academics, how they stay motivated, how they would deliver a project if a teammate went missing, and what they hoped to learn from senior engineers. The other candidate describes a conversation about their experience and goals. Prepare a few concrete project stories, and practice explaining your reasoning aloud while you solve puzzles. One candidate waited about two weeks for scheduling before the process began.
Synthesized from 4 candidate reports by our editorial team.
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Synthesized from candidate reports. Individual experiences may vary.
One candidate reports a timed aptitude test of 20 multiple-choice questions, about 30 minutes, covering logical ability, figure-based problems and pattern recognition, and found it easy to moderate. Another candidate describes a logical reasoning portion that was followed by coding in the same first round, so the exact format may vary.
One candidate reports logic puzzles (hourglass, bridge-crossing, handshake count) plus string reversal, stack overflow, arrays versus linked lists, and linked list reversal, and described the round as comprehensive. Another reports string reversal in ClickUp's own editor, sorting algorithms, OOP, C#, .NET Core, some Angular, and scenario-based questions, and described the questions as easy to moderate.
One candidate was asked about their background, activities outside academics, how they stay motivated, how they would handle a missing teammate on a project, and what they hoped to learn from senior engineers. That candidate described the round as fairly standard. Another describes a discussion of their experience and goals.
