Violetta
Pidvolotska
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
"How Top Tech Companies Evaluate Engineers: Inside the Technical Interview Process"
"How Top Tech Companies Evaluate Engineers: Inside the Technical Interview Process"
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Session: How Top Tech Companies Evaluate Engineers: Inside the Technical Interview Process
Top tech companies evaluate engineers across several dimensions, including problem-solving ability, communication clarity, engineering judgment, and the capacity to reason about systems under real-world constraints. In this session, Violetta Pidvolotska explains how different interview formats - coding, behavioral, system design, and past-project deep dives - combine to create a holistic assessment of an engineer’s strengths.Attendees will learn what interviewers actually look for at various levels, how strong candidates demonstrate technical depth and clarity, and why specific reasoning patterns matter far more than memorized solutions. The session provides practical, realistic guidance for engineers of all levels who want to understand how high-bar technical interviews operate and how to prepare effectively without burnout.
Key Takeaways
- What top tech companies actually evaluate across coding, behavioral, and system-thinking interviews.
- How interviewers distinguish strong engineers from average candidates.
- Common pitfalls candidates fall into - and how to avoid them effectively.
- How to build a structured, realistic preparation plan without burnout.
Bio
Violetta Pidvolotska is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix with over 8 years of experience building large-scale backend and distributed systems. She has led cross-functional engineering initiatives, improved system reliability and architecture, and conducted numerous technical interviews across multiple companies. Violetta also serves as a hackathon judge, evaluating technical projects and mentoring emerging engineers. She is passionate about architectural clarity, mentorship, and helping engineers grow into strong system-level thinkers.