Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Portugal
January 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Everything is done remotely.
Most conversations are held on a Slack channel.
During the interview process, you have access to a lot of documentation and information about the company and teams.
Questions
What was the hardest technical problem you had to solve, and how did you solve it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Automattic Senior Software Engineer role in Portugal.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Automattic's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Portugal is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Automattic's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Portugal.
Automattic Work Experiences
5.0
Freedom With Fewer Benefits
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Madrid, Spain
January 7, 2023
Pros: You make your own journey.
Cons: Few benefits, decreasing every year.
4.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 24, 2025
Pros: Fully remote, distributed teams
Competitive salary
Friendly and supportive culture
Cons: They make controversial decisions for the open source community.
2.0
Nice People, Toxic Leadership
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 13, 2023
Pros: ICs are some of the nicest people in the world. If you're competent, you can slack off quite a bit these days. You can easily take more than 40 days "unlimited" PTO a year.
Cons: - Lack of long-term vision.
- Looking good for investors is the goal; everything else is shoved aside.
- Toxic leadership.
- Dishonesty has become the norm (no salary transparency, decisions made behind closed doors setting arbitrary goals for everyone else).
- You're welcome to provide feedback, but the leadership isn't going to listen to it.
- 5.0Freedom With Fewer BenefitsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMadrid, SpainJanuary 7, 2023Pros: You make your own journey.Cons: Few benefits, decreasing every year.
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 24, 2025Pros: Fully remote, distributed teams Competitive salary Friendly and supportive cultureCons: They make controversial decisions for the open source community.
- 2.0Nice People, Toxic LeadershipSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 13, 2023Pros: ICs are some of the nicest people in the world. If you're competent, you can slack off quite a bit these days. You can easily take more than 40 days "unlimited" PTO a year.Cons: - Lack of long-term vision. - Looking good for investors is the goal; everything else is shoved aside. - Toxic leadership. - Dishonesty has become the norm (no salary transparency, decisions made behind closed doors setting arbitrary goals for everyone else). - You're welcome to provide feedback, but the leadership isn't going to listen to it.
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