Circle

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Ireland

April 1, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and there were a number of rounds.

Standard HackerRank coding assessment
Recruiter meeting
Virtual onsite consisting of 3 rounds: API design, Coding session related to the API, Behavioral interview with manager. Followed by recruiter wrapping up. Totaling 4 hours.

The first two technical interviews were with engineers that were helpful and easy to talk with. The last behavioral interview was slightly awkward like they did not want to be there and it ended early.

The difficulty of the technical interviews were average. The coding session is performed on your own development platform so make sure to pick something you are comfortable using and debugging with. Both are very collaborative.

Behavioral interview had very standard questions. (past challenges, project you are proud of etc)

I was given a rejection email 1 week after the virtual onsite. After spending a good amount of time on this process I would have liked to get some feedback on why my application was rejected. However after multiple times contacting the recruiter there was no response. It is disappointing to see companies do this.

Questions

API design: Payment system like CashApp, PayPal etc

Implement some of the API you designed

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Circle Software Engineer role in Ireland.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral50%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Circle's Software Engineer interview process in Ireland.

Circle Work Experiences

Ups and Downs

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 8, 2019

Pros: - A lot of fun people to work with - Nice office - Working in an interesting space - Compensation is good

Cons: - Constantly changing priorities - Execs and other leaders acknowledge and applaud their transparency however there is a lot of priority-related work that is not disclosed. This ultimately leads to a lot of people not being in-the-know, and working on aimless, non-prioritized work -- making individuals' contributions feel worthless and irrelevant since work never makes it to our customers.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 8, 2019

Pros: - A lot of fun people to work with - Nice office - Working in an interesting space - Compensation is good

Cons: - Constantly changing priorities - Execs and other leaders acknowledge and applaud their transparency however there is a lot of priority-related work that is not disclosed. This ultimately leads to a lot of people not being in-the-know, and working on aimless, non-prioritized work -- making individuals' contributions feel worthless and irrelevant since work never makes it to our customers.

Great place

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

August 16, 2020

Pros: The tech was great, the pay was fair, and it was overall excellent.

Cons: Fast-changing priorities can be challenging.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

August 16, 2020

Pros: The tech was great, the pay was fair, and it was overall excellent.

Cons: Fast-changing priorities can be challenging.

Unorganized and Cronyism

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

November 16, 2021

Pros: - 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.

Unorganized and Cronyism

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

November 16, 2021

Pros: - 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.

Ups and Downs

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 8, 2019

Pros: - A lot of fun people to work with - Nice office - Working in an interesting space - Compensation is good

Cons: - Constantly changing priorities - Execs and other leaders acknowledge and applaud their transparency however there is a lot of priority-related work that is not disclosed. This ultimately leads to a lot of people not being in-the-know, and working on aimless, non-prioritized work -- making individuals' contributions feel worthless and irrelevant since work never makes it to our customers.

3.0
Ups and Downs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 8, 2019
Pros: - A lot of fun people to work with - Nice office - Working in an interesting space - Compensation is good
Cons: - Constantly changing priorities - Execs and other leaders acknowledge and applaud their transparency however there is a lot of priority-related work that is not disclosed. This ultimately leads to a lot of people not being in-the-know, and working on aimless, non-prioritized work -- making individuals' contributions feel worthless and irrelevant since work never makes it to our customers.

Great place

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

August 16, 2020

Pros: The tech was great, the pay was fair, and it was overall excellent.

Cons: Fast-changing priorities can be challenging.

4.0
Great place
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts
August 16, 2020
Pros: The tech was great, the pay was fair, and it was overall excellent.
Cons: Fast-changing priorities can be challenging.

Unorganized and Cronyism

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts

November 16, 2021

Pros: - 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.

1.0
Unorganized and Cronyism
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Boston, Massachusetts
November 16, 2021
Pros: - 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.

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