C3.AI USA Lead Software Engineer Offer

I applied for a Senior Software Engineer role at C3.AI. My interview process started with a 30-minute Hiring Manager Screen where we discussed my work experience and what I was looking for in my next role.

Following that, I proceeded to the Onsite rounds:

• Coding (60 mins): This session began with introductions and a discussion about a project from my resume. I was then given a standard LeetCode medium/hard level question related to balanced parentheses, though I don't recall the exact prompt. It wasn't straightforward.
• Design (60 mins): This round included 1-2 behavioral questions. The main focus was the High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) of a Book shop. We had typical conversations around gathering requirements, scale considerations, and spent about 20-25 minutes on HLD. We discussed standard design decisions, justifications for using specific databases, and went into details about Elastic Search and DynamoDB streams. A significant portion of time was dedicated to LLD, including class design (where I was expected to code this) and concurrency aspects. There were additional discussions around supporting future use cases like fines and the necessary design changes to accommodate them.
• Coding (60 mins): This round also started with 2 behavioral questions. The technical problem was a linked list question related to reversing a sub-list, along with some follow-up questions. It felt pretty standard, and this interview concluded in about 30 minutes.

A few days after the onsite, the hiring manager reached out to inform me that they would be extending an offer for a Lead Software Engineer role, pending a reference check. My recruiter then contacted me to get two references, which were checked within a week. Finally, the hiring manager confirmed the offer and we discussed compensation details.