Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
30 min recruiter screen
1 hr technical phone interview
Single day virtual on-site loop with 1 hiring manager round and 3 coding rounds all back-to-back
No system design round
Got an offer within 48 hours following the interviews
Questions
The topics included binary tree traversal, arrays, merge intervals, and a depth-first or breadth-first search.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the BILL Staff Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
BILL's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for BILL's Staff Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
BILL Work Experiences
3.0
Good work-life balance, but weak leadership vision
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California
September 2, 2026
Pros: There is a good work life balance.
Cons: Leadership doesn't have a good vision.
4.0
Laid-back culture with a positive work-life balance
Staff Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California
July 10, 2026
Pros: Laid back company with good people and very positive work life balance and culture
Cons: The company is slow at adopting newer technologies.
The product and direction lack hunger to be more than what they are.
5.0
Great product for SMBs
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California
November 14, 2025
Pros: It is a great product and culture, solving real business challenges for SMBs.
Cons: Sometimes slow moving in terms pace of development.
- 3.0Good work-life balance, but weak leadership visionStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaSeptember 2, 2026Pros: There is a good work life balance.Cons: Leadership doesn't have a good vision.
- 4.0Laid-back culture with a positive work-life balanceStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaJuly 10, 2026Pros: Laid back company with good people and very positive work life balance and cultureCons: The company is slow at adopting newer technologies. The product and direction lack hunger to be more than what they are.
- 5.0Great product for SMBsStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaNovember 14, 2025Pros: It is a great product and culture, solving real business challenges for SMBs.Cons: Sometimes slow moving in terms pace of development.
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