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Replit onsite / final round, how it really goes

mobile_mara · 5 replies

Did the Replit onsite (remote, via video) for a senior infrastructure role back in March 2026. Four rounds across one day, roughly 4.5 hours with short breaks. Here's the breakdown:

Round 1: Coding. Two problems, live coding in Replit (yes, you interview inside the product). Both medium. I got a systems-flavored coding question about process scheduling and a string processing one. 60 minutes.

Round 2: System design. Deep on distributed execution and sandboxing. I've done system design at larger companies and this one was more focused and more technical. They had opinions. When I proposed something, they pushed back with real constraints, not just hypotheticals.

Round 3: Behavioral. 45 minutes, one interviewer. Focused on ownership and judgment. Standard STAR questions plus a few that felt like they were looking for intellectual honesty: things going wrong, decisions you'd reverse.

Round 4: Hiring manager. Half engineering, half culture/fit. They asked about how I work when I don't agree with a technical direction. Also asked what kind of problems I get bored by, which is an interesting filter question.

Debrief took about 5 business days. Then another couple days to get to the verbal offer.

Two things that stood out compared to other small-to-mid-stage companies I've done: the interviewers clearly had deep technical context. Nobody was reading from a script. And they seemed genuinely curious, not just evaluating.

Total comp discussed was in the range of $180k base + equity package. Fully remote. I didn't accept (took something else) but the loop itself was one of the better ones I've done in this cycle.

5 replies

remote_swe_42

Five business days for debrief is pretty fast. I've had companies take two and a half weeks. Good signal they have their act together.

visa_vik

Is the onsite all in one day or can you spread it across multiple days? For me the all-day format is harder to manage around a current job.

infra_ines

Mine was compressed into one day. I've seen someone else mention they split theirs across two mornings, so it might be flexible if you ask. Worth raising with the recruiter during scheduling.

jp_newgrad

The hiring manager asking what problems you get bored by is really smart. Also terrifying if you give the wrong answer.

ux_uma

"They had opinions" in the system design round is interesting. At big tech the interviewer is mostly just a facilitator. Sounds like Replit's process reflects their actual engineering culture.