Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The on-campus interview is first.
Interviews are short (30 minutes or less) since the interviewer is trying to see many people in one day.
The in-person interview occurs on the same day with several other candidates. All the candidates start in the same room and get an overview presentation from HR.
Next, you spend about 45 minutes in a 1:1 interview with four or five people. Interviewers generally do a good job of trying to put you at ease, and they realize you may be nervous.
These interviews are very technical. Topics covered include:
- Algorithms and data structures
- Java
- SQL
- Relational database design
- OO design, etc.
They also ask basic finance questions and expect the candidate to know something about the company.
Questions
Find the least common ancestor in an N-ary tree.
Tell me about a project you worked on where other people did not pull their weight. What did you do?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the BlackRock Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
BlackRock'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 BlackRock's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
BlackRock Work Experiences
- 2.0Average Pay, No SupportSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 6, 2021Pros: The two pros were compensation and work-life balance. Even so, they were both average at best. There were no benefits with the compensation that made it stellar, just an average, somewhat competitive salary. Work-life balance was fine too, but I was working in tech and cannot speak to the experience of someone in the finance area.Cons: No support, bad learning environment, no support for diverse employees. I was given a project that I had little experience with and was promised support to see it through. I not only received none but was criticized for both asking questions and not asking enough questions.
- 3.0Not the best work-life culture, even though that's what they saySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 31, 2024Pros: I can't think of any.Cons: care too much about the wrong things, like corporate bureaucratic stuff, when they should be focusing on output.
- 5.0Good People, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 21, 2022Pros: Work-life balance. Great people. Talent is noticed.Cons: No care for tech. Salary is low.
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