Fun Colleagues, Low Standards
Fun Colleagues, Low Standards
It's a fun place to work. Lots of really nice people.
Low software standards (move fast and break things culture).
Features shipping is prioritized above all else.
Encourage best practices in software and give engineers time to pay off some tech debt.
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Acorns Interview Experiences
Junior Software Engineer
Typical process: phone screen, technical phone screen, in-person technical interviews. After the technical screens, I chatted with the CTO. The next day, the CEO followed up with a phone call. Pretty organized in the recruiting process, but intervi
SWE Intern
There were two interviews. Both interviews were technical, and you had the option to have them back to back. I chose to take a little break in between. Overall, it was not bad.
Software Engineer Recent Grad
- 15-minute phone screen with recruiter - 2-hour take-home coding challenge - 2.5-hour panel interview (2 technical and 1 behavioral session) - 10-minute talk with CEO The interviewers were really nice and down-to-earth, and the recruiters were quic
Junior Software Engineer
Irvine, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2017Typical process: phone screen, technical phone screen, in-person technical interviews. After the technical screens, I chatted with the CTO. The next day, the CEO followed up with a phone call. Pretty organized in the recruiting process, but intervi
SWE Intern
Irvine, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2025There were two interviews. Both interviews were technical, and you had the option to have them back to back. I chose to take a little break in between. Overall, it was not bad.
Software Engineer Recent Grad
Irvine, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2021- 15-minute phone screen with recruiter - 2-hour take-home coding challenge - 2.5-hour panel interview (2 technical and 1 behavioral session) - 10-minute talk with CEO The interviewers were really nice and down-to-earth, and the recruiters were quic
