Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
June 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, I had separate technical interviews with three members of the development team. Each team member had one problem to work through. These were standard Java questions concerning OOP and data structures, followed by a whiteboarding code session and general background questions.
Questions
Write Java code to create a tic tac toe game.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Acorns Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Acorns's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Acorns's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Acorns Work Experiences
4.0
Good People, Slow Progress
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 1, 2025
Pros: Good people, strong work-life balance.
Cons: The company can be a bit slow as far as getting things done.
4.0
A fine place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 24, 2024
Pros: - Remote work
- Super strong staff/principal engineers
- Supportive and smart mid-level management
- Team-specific, but hardworking and collaborative culture generally
Cons: - Questionable C-suite decisions
- Marketing way overspend
- Annoying manual processes during engineering development
- Minimal AI tech/talent
4.0
working at acorns
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
May 1, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance and small company vibes.
Cons: Not that many cons. Pretty good place to work.
- 4.0Good People, Slow ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 1, 2025Pros: Good people, strong work-life balance.Cons: The company can be a bit slow as far as getting things done.
- 4.0A fine place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 24, 2024Pros: - Remote work - Super strong staff/principal engineers - Supportive and smart mid-level management - Team-specific, but hardworking and collaborative culture generallyCons: - Questionable C-suite decisions - Marketing way overspend - Annoying manual processes during engineering development - Minimal AI tech/talent
- 4.0working at acornsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesMay 1, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance and small company vibes.Cons: Not that many cons. Pretty good place to work.
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