Lark Senior Software Engineer interview questions

There were probably 5-6 total interview steps, each becoming more difficult. Initial conversations were around salary and skill expectations, to see if it was a fit, then general technical experience, diving into my resume and discussing specific points. At this point, it became much more technical. First were a couple Leet-code style tests, then a take-home assignment more relevant to my specialty, followed by a code review going over my work. Finally, there was a culture-fit meeting, with an open-ended discussion, and from there back to a recruiter to negotiate the final offer, and compensation.

It was an initial call with the recruiter and it pretty much revolved around low-balling me. They pay a lot of heed to the number of years of experience with a title consisting of "software engineering" specifically rather than skills and technology matches with the company. Moreover, I was told that my graduate degree in EE was not a match for this role. The recruiter then decided to end the interview by concluding that the low salaries at Lark might not meet my expectations. It seemed like the recruiter lacked experience and knowledge of hiring technical candidates. Very poor experience.