Acorns

Data Engineer Interview Experience - Remote, undefined

December 12, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Multiple Phone Interviews: mostly LeetCode questions and behavioral, with a large emphasis on "why Acorns".

Final Panel: 4 technical interviews and 1 behavioral. Once again, LeetCode-style questions with an emphasis on data structures.

Questions

What makes you want to do data engineering?

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Interview Statistics

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Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Acorns's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Remote, undefined is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Acorns Work Experiences

One of the best places to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

September 11, 2022

Pros: There is a lot of potential for growth.

Cons: I have not faced any cons at the moment. Maybe not having a join-in bonus can be a con.

One of the best places to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

September 11, 2022

Pros: There is a lot of potential for growth.

Cons: I have not faced any cons at the moment. Maybe not having a join-in bonus can be a con.

Great place to work

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Denver, Colorado, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Great work-life balance, coworkers who are real fun people with other hobbies and passions, and fun stuff to work on.

Cons: Some teams aren't working on anything exciting, so being on those teams can be demotivating.

Great place to work

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Denver, Colorado, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Great work-life balance, coworkers who are real fun people with other hobbies and passions, and fun stuff to work on.

Cons: Some teams aren't working on anything exciting, so being on those teams can be demotivating.

Decent, but some leadership problems and layoffs. Resourcing

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: - Remote - Good WLB - Engineering talent and code is great - Managers are generally good

Cons: - High churn with Product Management and Design. - There appears to be a lot of top-level decisions from the CEO, and engineers are forced to implement/pivot to work on those projects. - Layoffs have spread resourcing thin. Some teams have not enough engineers.

Decent, but some leadership problems and layoffs. Resourcing

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: - Remote - Good WLB - Engineering talent and code is great - Managers are generally good

Cons: - High churn with Product Management and Design. - There appears to be a lot of top-level decisions from the CEO, and engineers are forced to implement/pivot to work on those projects. - Layoffs have spread resourcing thin. Some teams have not enough engineers.

One of the best places to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

September 11, 2022

Pros: There is a lot of potential for growth.

Cons: I have not faced any cons at the moment. Maybe not having a join-in bonus can be a con.

5.0
One of the best places to work at
Data Engineer • Current Employee
September 11, 2022
Pros: There is a lot of potential for growth.
Cons: I have not faced any cons at the moment. Maybe not having a join-in bonus can be a con.

Great place to work

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Denver, Colorado, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Great work-life balance, coworkers who are real fun people with other hobbies and passions, and fun stuff to work on.

Cons: Some teams aren't working on anything exciting, so being on those teams can be demotivating.

5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Denver, Colorado, United States
August 20, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance, coworkers who are real fun people with other hobbies and passions, and fun stuff to work on.
Cons: Some teams aren't working on anything exciting, so being on those teams can be demotivating.

Decent, but some leadership problems and layoffs. Resourcing

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: - Remote - Good WLB - Engineering talent and code is great - Managers are generally good

Cons: - High churn with Product Management and Design. - There appears to be a lot of top-level decisions from the CEO, and engineers are forced to implement/pivot to work on those projects. - Layoffs have spread resourcing thin. Some teams have not enough engineers.

4.0
Decent, but some leadership problems and layoffs. Resourcing
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
July 6, 2025
Pros: - Remote - Good WLB - Engineering talent and code is great - Managers are generally good
Cons: - High churn with Product Management and Design. - There appears to be a lot of top-level decisions from the CEO, and engineers are forced to implement/pivot to work on those projects. - Layoffs have spread resourcing thin. Some teams have not enough engineers.

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