I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Clear Street (Mumbai) in Jan 2026
Interview
It was a long process, they took 6 rounds and told me everything was good.
Then stopped communication and after few days the recruiter mentioned they are going for some other candidate.
This experience have left a sour taste in my mouth, Anyone who is going to interview just clarify right in the begining how many rounds will be there.
For my future self I have decided if anyone says more then 3 I am going to remove my candidature.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First Round - Graph based DSA question
Next 2 were system design round
Then 2 hiring managers one from India and one from US
Introduced the company and culture, introduced the team, described the person they want. And asked few question about my status, my skill set, location, career plan etc. Totally about 35 minutes.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Clear Street (New York, NY) in Jun 2022
Interview
Initial interview with internal recruiter, then with the hiring manager and then onto a half day a virtual onsite.
Questions were practical and my interviewers were genuinely interested in hearing about my background and what valuable experience I would be bringing into the team. The questions asked were not text book style and I don't think I could have answered them if I had just read a few books instead of actually working with those technologies in a professional setting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question based on designing an optimal Algorithm and questions around database design
