Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Monica, California
Process
The interviews themselves were fair, and the tech questions were directly related to the actual work. Getting to each step was a giant pain.
There were two to three weeks between interviews, and the recruiter did not respond to any emails in between. I just had to wait three weeks to see if I was still a candidate for the position.
I eventually gave up after 12 weeks and rescinded my application.
Questions
Design a system to have several people watch a show on Hulu together, with one person hosting.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Disney Staff Engineer role in Santa Monica, California.
Success Rate
Disney's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in Santa Monica, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Disney's Staff Engineer interview process in Santa Monica, California.
Disney Work Experiences
- 4.0Great People, Hard WorkStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeGlendale, California, United StatesApril 17, 2024Pros: Great people and interesting projectsCons: Lots of hard work at a big corporation.
- 4.0Great company to work forStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeOrlando, Florida, United StatesJanuary 23, 2022Pros: Great company to work for.Cons: No issues at all as of now.
- 4.0Friendly Culture, Lame LayoffsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesNovember 3, 2025Pros: Everyone was friendly. Even as a junior, I could talk openly with the VP of my department.Cons: I was part of the 7,000 laid off in 2023. Upper management's reasonings, which were given, were pretty lame, like most companies at the time.
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