TheJobsMap
Role not stated
Received an offerunknown. 2 rounds. Shared by VeXocide on hn, 2016-11-02
- 1Phone interviewsPhone screenTwo phone interviews after the company reached out.
- 2OnsiteFinalFlown in for a very demanding onsite.
RethinkDB interview questions
From 3 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026
- Candidate accounts
- 3
- Rounds on average
- 1.3
- Fewest and most rounds
- 1 to 2
- Offers among stated outcomes
- 1 of 2
How the loop works
This guide draws on 3 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often a phone screen, a final round or superday and technical interviews.
All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Interview experiences at RethinkDB
Role not stated
Outcome not sharedunknown. 1 round. Shared by BrandonM on hn, 2011-03-31
- 1Phone interviewPhone screenQuestions on what a B-tree is, how to use one to build a filesystem or database, and comparing data structures.Covered: B-trees, Filesystems, Databases, Data structure tradeoffs
RethinkDB interviews: FAQ
- What is the interview process like at RethinkDB?
- This guide draws on 3 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often a phone screen, a final round or superday and technical interviews.
- What topics does RethinkDB test in interviews?
- Commonly reported topics include B-trees, Filesystems, Databases, Data structure tradeoffs, Dynamic programming.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.