Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round was a technical round, which comprised of a technical screen. The question was a LeetCode medium on the harder side and had to do with using a DFS on a graph.
Questions
Dynamic programming was asked for, something related to a genome protein sequencing pattern.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Benchling Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Benchling's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive83%
Neutral17%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Benchling's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Benchling Work Experiences
4.0
Good people, ok outlook
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 25, 2025
Pros: Friendly crew, team-dependent experience.
Cons: Messy codebase and bad tech debt
4.0
Kind People, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 1, 2025
Pros: Some of the kindest, most capable, and humblest people I've ever worked with.
Cons: Somewhat low drive and low pay relative to "elite" tech companies.
4.0
Cool product, sound business, but easy days are over
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 18, 2025
Pros: The eng team has become much more collaborative in the face of business challenges.
Cool mission.
Cons: Revenue flagging since ZIRP ended. New plans to improve revenue will take a while to pay off. Let's see how things are going next year.
- 4.0Good people, ok outlookSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 25, 2025Pros: Friendly crew, team-dependent experience.Cons: Messy codebase and bad tech debt
- 4.0Kind People, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 1, 2025Pros: Some of the kindest, most capable, and humblest people I've ever worked with.Cons: Somewhat low drive and low pay relative to "elite" tech companies.
- 4.0Cool product, sound business, but easy days are overSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 18, 2025Pros: The eng team has become much more collaborative in the face of business challenges. Cool mission.Cons: Revenue flagging since ZIRP ended. New plans to improve revenue will take a while to pay off. Let's see how things are going next year.
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