Cohesity MTS-3 Interview Experience
Cohesity MTS-3 Interview Experience | Bengaluru | Selected 🎉
Recently interviewed for the MTS-3 (Member of Technical Staff 3) role at Cohesity and received a positive outcome. Sharing my experience to help others preparing for similar opportunities.
Interview Process
There were 3 rounds in total, each scheduled for 60 minutes.
Round 1: DSA + Resume Discussion (60 min)
- Two standard DSA questions.
- Both questions were based on commonly practised patterns from Striver's SDE Sheet.
- Topics covered:
- Two Pointers
- Graphs
- There was also a discussion around my previous projects and experience mentioned in my resume.
Due to NDA restrictions, I won't be able to share the exact questions.
Interviewer feedback: At the end of the round, the interviewer independently mentioned that I had done well and wished me all the best for the next round.
Round 2: System Design – HLD (60 min)
- This was a complete High-Level Design round.
- The recruiter had informed me beforehand that LLD might also be covered, but that wasn't the case in my interview.
- Question: Design an Order Management System.
Due to NDA restrictions, I cannot share the exact problem statement or discussion details.
Interviewer feedback: Similar to the first round, the interviewer mentioned that I had done well and wished me luck for the next round.
Round 3: Hiring Manager (HM) Round (60 min)
The first 30 minutes were primarily focused on my project and previous experience.
Questions included:
- Explain your current project and the work you have been doing.
- Why do you want to leave your current company?
- What are your compensation expectations?
- Why didn't you select the offer from the other Cohesity team?
The discussion was quite straightforward and transparent.
One interesting observation: Based on how the conversation went, I personally felt that the HM had already made up his mind about selecting me even before the interview started. The discussion felt more like understanding my background, expectations and motivation rather than another technical evaluation.
At the end of the conversation, the HM explicitly informed me that I was selected for this particular role.
Final Verdict
Selected 🎉
Received an email from the recruiter within 10 minutes of completing the final HM round, confirming my selection!
Additional Context
One thing worth mentioning:
Before initiating the interview process with this team, I had already received an offer from another Cohesity team for an MTS-2 role, which I decided to reject.
The recruiter and HM for this MTS-3 opportunity were aware of my previous offer and the discussions around it. I believe this context also helped during the compensation discussions, and I received a good offer for the role.
Overall Experience & Preparation Suggestions
Overall, the interview process was smooth and well-organized.
My suggestions for anyone preparing for Cohesity MTS-3:
- Practise standard DSA patterns, especially graphs and two pointers.
- Be comfortable with end-to-end HLD questions.
- Prepare your projects thoroughly, including architecture, challenges and trade-offs.
- Be clear about why you want to switch and your compensation expectations.
Hope this helps anyone preparing for Cohesity interviews. All the best! 🚀
Compensation:
Cohesity MTS-2: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/8589058/cohesity-mts-2-compensation-by-vj_t-8o3f/
Other Interview Experience:
EightFold ai : https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/8539503/eightfold-ai-senior-engineer-by-vj_t-3fou/
Everpure: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/8539495/everpure-mts-3-interview-experience-by-v-l84o/
Broccoli AI: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/8595891/broccoli-ai-interview-experience-by-vj_t-805q/
Cohesity MTS-2:https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/8584602/cohesity-mts-2-role-interview-experience-f4az/
