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based on 3 ratings - Updated Jun 21, 2026
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Akia as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Product Marketing Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Product Marketing Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
There were 2 rounds of interviews. The first round is a recruiter screening. The second round was a 2-hour interview with multiple team members, covering case questions, resume questions and behavioral questions.
You get screened by Ryan, the COO. Then there is a technical interview with the CEO, Evan. It is mostly coding questions. There were no design questions to my knowledge. Your personality goes a long way when getting interviewed by Evan to my memory.
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It's been awhile since the interview. Pretty sure it was some problem involving BFS or DFS. Review those types of problems on Leetcode.
I applied online. I interviewed at Akia (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2024
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Was a straight forward interview. They asked me questions related to the role itself and about qualifications. Could have been more transparent about the hiring process and next steps. They are a startup with perhaps less structure or SOPs.