Company profile
JetBrains
JetBrains builds IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Kotlin, TeamCity, YouTrack, and related developer productivity tools. Interviews can be unusually deep on programming language tooling, static analysis, IDE performance, compiler behaviour, and the craft of building software for expert users.
Interview process
JetBrains operates in the developer tools space with a headcount around 2K, which usually puts hiring in a middle zone: repeatable enough to have defined stages, small enough that the team you would join runs most of the loop. For backend engineer, database engineer, developer relations engineer candidates that generally means a recruiter conversation, skill rounds led by future teammates, and a closing conversation with a senior leader. The role pages below break down the questions for each function.
Questions and process by role
JetBrains hires across several engineering and product functions, and the loop shifts with each one. Open a role for the reported questions, the round-by-round focus, and a salary band for that function.
- Backend engineer
Backend engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Database engineer
Database engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Developer relations engineer
Developer relations engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Elixir engineer
Elixir engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Embedded engineer
Embedded engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Engineering manager
Engineering manager interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Forward-deployed engineer
Forward-deployed engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering - Founding engineer
Founding engineer interview questions and process at JetBrains.
engineering
Salary signal
Approximate senior median pay for JetBrains's core roles, anchored to San Francisco and modeled from BLS, ONS, and Levels.fyi reference medians. These are market bands for the role and city, not JetBrains offers. Open a role for the full city-by-city table.
Employee reviews
JetBrains holds a 4.4 Glassdoor rating. External review scores are directional signals. Treat them as context alongside the specific team, location, level, and hiring manager you are interviewing with.
Glassdoor 4.4