Quite intense to finish within an hour with explanation of the thought process + design decision
Line 0: The ID of the item
Line 1: The item type, either CATEGORY, DISH or OPTION
Line 2: The name of the item
Line 3: The price of the item for DISH and OPTION. Not present for CATEGORY items.
api interface function: menu parser, OOD.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are tasked with parsing menus from a large restaurant group.
Had an initial call with HR. Mostly just going over my experience and housekeeping questions. Next round was technical coding round over zoom. I wasn't able to clear this round.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at CloudKitchens in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out. Went to hiring manager. Goes to takehome. Takehome to panel. Panel to manager. That's the loop. It's a long one. I went through all the way to takehome. They were very picky and finicky on that and didn't extend to go any further.
Don't bother spending your time. Perfectly solid engineering wasn't something they appreciated. Your energy is best spent elsewhere.