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JetBrains Engineering Hiring Process: A Recruiter Explains What to Expect (And How to Prepare)

If you’re applying for an engineering role at JetBrains, here’s what the recruitment process looks like. We’ll walk you through each stage, explain what recruiters and hiring teams are looking for, and share what actually makes a difference in getting hired.

Article overviewWhat’s different about hiring at JetBrains?Step 1: CV – What recruiters actually care aboutDo cover letters matter for engineering roles?Step 2: A recruiter call – what we’re evaluatingStep 3: Team interview Step 4: Take-home taskStep 5: Task review Step 6: ReferencesStep 7: OfferReady for your next engineering challenge?