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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

November 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was probably the worst interview experience I've ever had in my entire career.

Don't be surprised by their 40% negative experience rate on Glassdoor.

The recruiters seemed absolutely unprofessional and had the worst attitude of any recruiters I've ever talked to. Although props to their software engineers who were welcoming and helpful throughout the process.

Applied online, the process took 2 months in total.

Here's how it unfolded:

  • An initial interview with a recruiter, which included technical questions.
  • Several coding interviews with their software engineers.

Recruiters were extremely unhelpful, never answered my questions, and ghosted all my emails. I admire Canva greatly as one of the top tech companies, and I have some amazing ex-workmates who work there, but they really need to get rid of some of their recruiters. I will never be applying here again. It's a shame I won't be able to work with some great engineers I met at the company, but this experience has just left a sour taste.

If you're reading this, apply elsewhere. There are many better places, or wait until they boot out these terrible recruiters who are tarnishing their reputation.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Canva Software Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Canva's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral20%
Negative23%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Canva's Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.

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