Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience
February 25, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone screen interview experience was below average.
Interviewer was a fresh college graduate and didn't understand many things around design patterns, etc. He even said in between, "What? What is this strategy pattern?"
Was rejected for no reason. Bad experience overall.
Questions
It was around basic string manipulation
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Abnormal AI Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
7%
Pass Rate
Abnormal AI's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive27%
Neutral0%
Negative73%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Abnormal AI's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Abnormal AI Work Experiences
2.0
disruptive culture
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
January 23, 2025
Pros: Comp is competitive and work is interesting.
Cons: Lots of thrash and no patience for proper solutions.
4.0
Great company in growth mode to work for
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
April 11, 2025
Pros: - Lots of opportunities for engineers who are open to challenges
- Meaningful AI product
- Flexible remote working culture
Cons: - Not for the people who expect minimal changes in the company and its products
5.0
Great problems and talented colleagues
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
May 9, 2026
Pros: - Interesting problems
- Really talented people
- Opportunities for ownership
- Close to the edge of AI
Cons: - Comp is good, not excellent.
- Remote culture.
- 2.0disruptive cultureSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJanuary 23, 2025Pros: Comp is competitive and work is interesting.Cons: Lots of thrash and no patience for proper solutions.
- 4.0Great company in growth mode to work forSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYApril 11, 2025Pros: - Lots of opportunities for engineers who are open to challenges - Meaningful AI product - Flexible remote working cultureCons: - Not for the people who expect minimal changes in the company and its products
- 5.0Great problems and talented colleaguesSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYMay 9, 2026Pros: - Interesting problems - Really talented people - Opportunities for ownership - Close to the edge of AICons: - Comp is good, not excellent. - Remote culture.
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