Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Waterloo, Ontario
August 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Recruitment reached out via LinkedIn, and a standard set of questions followed.
Next, I went for a "virtual onsite" where several groups joined the Zoom room and asked theme-based questions. The interview lasted approximately six hours, with breaks for coffee and lunch.
Questions
Why do you want to work at Carta?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Carta Staff Engineer role in Waterloo, Ontario.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Carta's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in Waterloo, Ontario is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Carta's Staff Engineer interview process in Waterloo, Ontario.
Carta Work Experiences
3.0
Okay-ish company
Software Engineering • Current Employee
Toronto, ON
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Pros: Great colleagues
Good work-life balance
Cons: CEO determines what teams build and that leads to constant change in direction
Code base is a mess of half-built features that were never cleaned up because of above
Company future is not clear
5.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Rio de Janeiro
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Pros: Flexibility, great atmosphere, challenging work
Cons: Ultra complex domain, high management
4.0
Great culture and lots to learn
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
October 4, 2025
Pros: - Great team culture + support for interns
- competitive pay
Cons: - Had a great experience (no negatives found)
- 3.0Okay-ish companySoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeToronto, ONNovember 12, 2025Pros: Great colleagues Good work-life balanceCons: CEO determines what teams build and that leads to constant change in direction Code base is a mess of half-built features that were never cleaned up because of above Company future is not clear
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRio de JaneiroOctober 14, 2025Pros: Flexibility, great atmosphere, challenging workCons: Ultra complex domain, high management
- 4.0Great culture and lots to learnSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeOctober 4, 2025Pros: - Great team culture + support for interns - competitive payCons: - Had a great experience (no negatives found)
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