Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
Received a email from the recruiter for an initial 1 hour round with the hiring manager. The round was mostly about my past experience and how I had worked in my earlier companies. I felt pretty confident while answering since the interview went above 1.5 hours in getting to know about the company and its product (which is awsome and exciting). I was then asked a simple hangman implementation on Code Pad and I felt my implementation, though not to the mark was a working implementation considering the less time I had.
Received a reject a next day without a feedback. I had read the negative Glassdoor reviews but, was positive that my interview had went well since the interviewer really had taken about two hours to know me better, I really thought I had a chance. But I believe I was wrong. Good luck everyone.
Questions
Q: Can you design a Hang man problem?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Circle Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Circle's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Circle's Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Circle Work Experiences
- 4.0Great placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, MassachusettsAugust 16, 2020Pros: The tech was great, the pay was fair, and it was overall excellent.Cons: Fast-changing priorities can be challenging.
- 1.0Unorganized and CronyismSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBoston, MassachusettsNovember 16, 2021Pros: - Good benefits compared to other companies. - They don't cut pay/salary based on location/cost of living, which is a great thing. - Exposure of crypto and you learn a lot. - Company mission seems good.Cons: - Work weekends more than normal, if you gonna interview with them, make sure to ask how many hours they expect you to work at weekends on average in a month (not every weekend but once every couple of weeks). - Condescending individuals in positions of power, unpleasant people to meet. Some of the worst coworkers and individuals I had the misfortune to meet and work with here. - Some people get promotions because they are the gaming buddy of the manager rather than merit. People that are ignorant or that do not deserve it get authority and screw the long-term goals of the company. - Some groups have multiple managers but no actual leaders, there are teams that seem to have 2 managers, but there is no actual lead. So they delegate managing tasks to condescending individuals that have no touch with people and treat people like they were dumb. - Management seems to be ok with people using expletive language during meetings, at some point insulting other coworkers. When reporting it nothing was done since it was also a gaming buddy. - There is a lack of a process for onboarding. - Too many meetings. Half a day will go into meetings, then they expect you to finish your tasks and exclude the time of the meetings.
- 5.0Great companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, MassachusettsJune 17, 2016Pros: Great company. Everything is great.Cons: Nothing comes to my mind.
