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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Irvine, California

November 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Had a series of phone interviews, which were all reasonable. Then had an onsite, which was just abysmal.

The company obviously has no principled approach to interviews. As other interviewees have described, the employees just seem to pull questions off the top of their head.

I was asked, in the final round interview, whether or not I was open to relocation. These are questions that should be asked by the HR representative, not an engineer in a final round interview.

Engineers should ask probing questions that test for intellectual curiosity, a collaborative mindset, etc.

Just terrible.

The final round interview took place over a month ago, and I still have not heard back. Oh well.

Questions

What is your favorite Ruby gem?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Acorns Software Engineer role in Irvine, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Acorns's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Irvine, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Acorns's Software Engineer interview process in Irvine, California.

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