198open roles
Questions will use Behavioral and Live Coding signals from Cockroach Labs.
Difficulty
4.2/5 — Hard
Timeline
3 to 6 weeks
Formats
Recruiter Screen
Initial conversation to discuss background, interest in Cockroach Labs, and logistical alignment.
Technical Screen
A technical assessment, often involving a coding challenge or a deep dive into distributed systems concepts.
Read the Cockroach Labs engineering blog to understand their technical challenges.
Be prepared to discuss distributed systems concepts like Raft or Paxos.
Emphasize your ability to work in a collaborative, remote-friendly environment.
On-Site / Virtual Loop
A series of interviews covering coding, system design, and behavioral/cultural fit with various team members.
Understand the trade-offs between consistency and availability.
Design a distributed key-value store.
PracticeFocus on scalability, fault tolerance, and data partitioning.