Carta

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

September 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

3 Phases:

Phone Screen
Take-home technical challenge
- This was made to assess code quality, Object-Oriented Design, and readability/breaking down complexity.
On-site technical & behavioral interview
- 4 hours.
- Talked with 2 sets of engineers (one scaling problem, one refactoring problem).
- One hiring manager.
- One product manager, and the VP of Software Engineering.

Questions

How would you build a subscription service to calculate "X" that services the whole world?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Carta Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Carta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Carta's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

Carta Work Experiences

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Pros: Very easygoing and chill.

Cons: No career progression whatsoever for engineers. The company is too big.

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Pros: Very easygoing and chill.

Cons: No career progression whatsoever for engineers. The company is too big.

Great Work, Great Team

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October 2, 2025

Pros: Great work Great people/team culture Catered lunches

Cons: - No relocation - Tbh not too many cons

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October 2, 2025

Pros: Great work Great people/team culture Catered lunches

Cons: - No relocation - Tbh not too many cons

Great people! Product is a little all over though

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

August 26, 2025

Pros: - Remote work month. - Get to work alongside many experienced, smart engineering folks.

Cons: At times, it seems a little all over the place. There's no single unified product, so it's a little tricky to get behind the vision(s) of management. It seems a little schizophrenic at times.

Great people! Product is a little all over though

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

August 26, 2025

Pros: - Remote work month. - Get to work alongside many experienced, smart engineering folks.

Cons: At times, it seems a little all over the place. There's no single unified product, so it's a little tricky to get behind the vision(s) of management. It seems a little schizophrenic at times.

Avoid at all costs

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 2, 2025

Pros: Very easygoing and chill.

Cons: No career progression whatsoever for engineers. The company is too big.

2.0
Avoid at all costs
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 2, 2025
Pros: Very easygoing and chill.
Cons: No career progression whatsoever for engineers. The company is too big.

Great Work, Great Team

Software Engineer • Former Employee

October 2, 2025

Pros: Great work Great people/team culture Catered lunches

Cons: - No relocation - Tbh not too many cons

4.0
Great Work, Great Team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
October 2, 2025
Pros: Great work Great people/team culture Catered lunches
Cons: - No relocation - Tbh not too many cons

Great people! Product is a little all over though

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

August 26, 2025

Pros: - Remote work month. - Get to work alongside many experienced, smart engineering folks.

Cons: At times, it seems a little all over the place. There's no single unified product, so it's a little tricky to get behind the vision(s) of management. It seems a little schizophrenic at times.

3.0
Great people! Product is a little all over though
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
August 26, 2025
Pros: - Remote work month. - Get to work alongside many experienced, smart engineering folks.
Cons: At times, it seems a little all over the place. There's no single unified product, so it's a little tricky to get behind the vision(s) of management. It seems a little schizophrenic at times.

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