Druva is a cloud-native data protection and management platform with a significant engineering centre in Pune.
About Druva
Druva is a Pune-based cloud data protection SaaS company listed at $2B+ valuation, providing backup, disaster recovery, and data governance for enterprises on AWS.
Apply through Druva careers page or LinkedIn; referrals from the Pune engineering team are valued
Recruiter call (20 min) covering background, interest in data protection domain, and role level
Online coding assessment: two DSA problems in 60 minutes, often involving graph or recursion
Technical interview 1: live coding covering DSA and problem-solving approach
Technical interview 2: system design focused on distributed storage or backup systems
Technical interview 3: past project deep dive and architecture decision review
Hiring manager or VP round: leadership principles, ownership, and cultural fit
Online Assessment (60 min)
two DSA problems ranging from medium to hard, often touching on recursion, trees, or graph traversal.
Technical Round 1 (45-60 min)
live coding with discussion of correctness, complexity, and alternative approaches.
Technical Round 2 (60-75 min)
system design question such as designing a distributed deduplication engine or a multi-region backup scheduler.
Technical Round 3 (45 min)
deep dive into a past project focusing on scaling decisions, failure modes handled, and lessons learned.
Hiring Manager Round (30 min)
behavioural questions around ownership, cross-team collaboration, and interest in the data protection market.
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