The overall interview experience was significantly more frustrating than expected, mainly due to communication and process management issues.
The process took close to two months from start to finish. While the initial interviews themselves were reasonable, scheduling and communication throughout the process were inconsistent. For example, before the first interview I asked about the interview format and never received a response.
The final round interview was originally scheduled and then cancelled shortly afterwards due to panel availability. After that, the process became increasingly unclear, and most updates only came after repeated follow-ups from my side.
I eventually completed a lengthy onsite final interview (around two hours with multiple interviewers) and was told that feedback would likely be provided within one week. However, after the interview there were no proactive updates, and I again had to follow up multiple times just to understand whether the process was still ongoing.
I fully understand that hiring decisions take time and that companies may be interviewing multiple candidates. That is completely reasonable. However, clearer communication, more realistic timelines, and more proactive updates would have made a major difference to the candidate experience.
The interviewers themselves were professional, but overall the process felt poorly coordinated and difficult to navigate as a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you get along well with your previous team?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at NetApp (Bengaluru) in Apr 2026
Interview
First round was general discussion on kubernetes, current job work, asked a fan in scenario in go. DSA was asked only to explain the approach, about 2 linked list chained to a common list get intersection node without using hash
Second round was supposed to be design, but was asked managerial and behavioral type questions.
Post that over a weeks, no reply. Then update in portal.
First round is the online assessment where there will be 3 coding questions and mcqs
mcqs on core cs concepts and then the interview rounds vary based on you performance
As when it came to our campus they didn't mention the role. The provided jd mentioned there are mutliple roles
And so the rounds based on your fit to different roles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The OA questions were easy
The first question was on array
The interview process included screening, a technical manager round, and two technical interviews. Questions focused on matrix rotation and trees. Overall performance was average, with challenges in problem-solving and optimization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode problems was asked focusing on trees and arrays