I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Instructure
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter, we had a ~45mins long discussion about the company and my background. After that I received an online HackerRank test with 2 coding questions, 15 multiple choice questions and 75mins time limit. It was a very tough one but I was OK with it as the recruiter warned me that it won't be just an easy pre-screening test.
I got the information a week later that there is a hiring freeze and the process is stopped with no ETA for proceeding further. I got no feedback on my online test at all which I find quite unprofessional considering the time and energy I spent on preparation and submitting it. I have never spoken to anyone from Instructure directly that is also weird. They left me very disappointed.
First technical interview with engineers from different regions, followed by a conversation with US-based leadership.
The technical interview focused on AI-assisted coding and problem solving, while the second round was a more free-form discussion with management.
Did not receive customized feedback, only a generic rejection.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instructure in Sept 2025
Interview
Interview process was great! It was a two-interview process. First interview was with the team manager and the director. They asked me some behavioral as well as some technical questions. Second interview was a panel interview with the whole team in their office. A lot of whiteboarding/technical questions. The team seemed like a fun team to work with!
Overall, I'd say they have a well-designed interview process that isn't too difficult or scary.
It's a bummer that I didn't get an offer though, as I felt like I did really well. I was also bothered by the fact that the position was reposted on LinkedIn almost immediately after they sent me a rejection email. Odd timing. I really want to believe it was just a coincidence, but you just never know in this job market.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design SQL tables for checking out a book at a library?
I applied online. I interviewed at Instructure (Budapest) in Feb 2026
Interview
The first round was a brief phone screening (around 5 minutes) covering basic background information and general eligibility.
The next two rounds were technical interviews, each conducted by an Engineering Manager and a Developer. The discussions focused on prior experience, system design approaches, and architectural decision-making.
The live coding tasks were practical and implementation-oriented. One exercise involved array manipulation (similar to sliding window problems on LeetCode), where specific elements needed to be returned. Another task required filtering inappropriate words from a string.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I would design and implement a form submission flow