Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United States
September 28, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The hiring process took about 1 week. I applied through their website and about a week later received the interview. I did a few interviews in a row, and the difficulty of the Box interview, in comparison to other employers, increased pretty drastically.
Questions
Approximate the height of a tree
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Box Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Box's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive89%
Neutral11%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Box's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Box Work Experiences
4.0
Decent Workplace with Room for Improvement
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
October 18, 2025
Pros: Talented and collaborative teammates. Supportive immediate managers and approachable leadership.
Cons: Outdated tech stacks slow down development and innovation.
Overly complex and bureaucratic processes hinder productivity.
Limited focus on modern best practices such as CI/CD, cloud-native, and automated testing.
Slow decision-making and resistance to adopting new tools.
Technical debt makes projects harder to maintain.
5.0
Good Culture, Good Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
September 20, 2025
Pros: - Good Culture
- Good Pay
- Good work hours
Cons: - Less opportunity to work on cutting-edge tech
4.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
August 27, 2025
Pros: - Awesome work culture.
- Interesting problems to solve.
- Early adopters of industry-standard architectures, with teams that have a lot of experience and deep understanding of their domains.
- Not siloed, very cross-collaborative.
Cons: 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.
- 4.0Decent Workplace with Room for ImprovementEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandOctober 18, 2025Pros: Talented and collaborative teammates. Supportive immediate managers and approachable leadership.Cons: Outdated tech stacks slow down development and innovation. Overly complex and bureaucratic processes hinder productivity. Limited focus on modern best practices such as CI/CD, cloud-native, and automated testing. Slow decision-making and resistance to adopting new tools. Technical debt makes projects harder to maintain.
- 5.0Good Culture, Good PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2025Pros: - Good Culture - Good Pay - Good work hoursCons: - Less opportunity to work on cutting-edge tech
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesAugust 27, 2025Pros: - Awesome work culture. - Interesting problems to solve. - Early adopters of industry-standard architectures, with teams that have a lot of experience and deep understanding of their domains. - Not siloed, very cross-collaborative.Cons: 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.
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