Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process was quite standard.
I received a call from the recruiter to discuss their interest in me for a particular backend role, and I decided to proceed further.
Next, I was set up for a 45-minute phone interview with a senior engineer. The call included a discussion about my background and interests, followed by one sizable coding question. As there was more time left, I was asked additional questions regarding concurrency and multi-threading.
I received a callback within a couple of days inviting me for the onsite round. The onsite interview was a full day, starting at 10 AM and ending around 5 PM. It involved multiple rounds, including coding and design.
Everything went well, and I received an offer in a couple of days. I negotiated and secured what I wanted.
Overall, it was a very smooth process with an amazing recruiting team, and the entire experience concluded in a couple of weeks.
Questions
Can't discuss specific questions, but it was basically involved concepts related to data structures, algorithms, software design, multi-threading, and concurrency, etc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Box Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Box's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Box's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Box Work Experiences
- 5.0I feel old at this company, yet can't seem to leave.Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 22, 2021Pros: It's all about the people, people, people. Every team I've been on at Box for the past 7 years has been filled with supportive, intelligent, humorous, down-to-earth folks, and I can't stress how big of a positive impact that has made for me in my day-to-day. The work is constantly challenging -- with the support system from my colleagues and manager, I'm able to grow and take on harder assignments, knowing they'll have my back if I run into roadblocks. I also feel like my manager does a great job advocating for me and creating a safe space for me to voice my concerns if anything comes up. Lastly, the cafeteria fries (pre-COVID, obviously) are some of the best I've ever had.Cons: Transitioning to a more mature company, Box is still battling through EOL'ing some legacy tools and products. Migrating off of these old systems takes time, and we don't always have the resources to do it while continuing to successfully run the business. There certainly have been moments of frustration in asking for these resources and seeing our tech debt only growing. It wasn't until recently that this has changed for the better, and we've been able to get some new hires to help us through it.
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRedwood City, CAAugust 27, 2025Pros: - Awesome work culture - Interesting problems to solve - Early adopter of industry standard architectures, teams that have a lot of experience and deep understanding of their domains - Not siloed, very cross-collaborativeCons: - The opportunities to grow here are low, and it feels difficult to move up the ladder as the requirements are not very clear or well understood
- 4.0okSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWarsaw, MasoviaJune 15, 2025Pros: new office, renumeration, culture of the companyCons: late meetings due to work with US
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