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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

August 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process began with a call with the recruiting manager, followed by a small take-home assignment, and then a 30-minute review of that assignment.

Next, candidates proceed on-site for what I believe is a half-day interview.

The take-home assignment was a straightforward coding question.

My primary concern was the 30-minute video call to review the homework. The engineers assigned to discuss it with me seemed quite unprepared.

Although I felt comfortable answering their questions about the code I had written, they ultimately decided not to move forward with my application.

The experience felt like a "bro-y" interview, which was awkward as I do not identify as a "tech bro."

Questions

Just be prepared for standard questions around the efficiency of your code.

Consider what you would do to make it better.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Carta Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive29%
Neutral14%
Negative57%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Carta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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