Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
A couple of rounds of interviews. Everyone at every round was professional and engaged. Normal software engineer-style interview questions, LeetCode and data modeling, about what you'd expect from a tech company. Biology-leaning questions, but you don't need any biology background. Overall, a positive experience.
Questions
Leetcode medium question related to biotech.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Benchling's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Benchling Work Experiences
- 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.
