Software Engineer III Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
June 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I submitted a resume through f5.com and didn't hear back for a good four weeks. At that time, I had an initial phone screen interview, which was pretty basic and more digging for experience. In a few days, a three-and-a-half-hour interview was scheduled, where I met with various team members in a group interview setting. Questions included basic technical knowledge questions to whiteboarding various programming problems.
Questions
What is the difference between a checked and an unchecked exception?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the F5 Software Engineer III role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
F5's interview process for their Software Engineer III roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive20%
Neutral0%
Negative80%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for F5's Software Engineer III interview process in Seattle, Washington.
F5 Work Experiences
5.0
Human-first, But Pay Lags
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 21, 2022
Pros: Management takes a legitimate human-first approach.
Fantastic COVID response.
Quick to embrace work from home.
Reasonable working hours.
Generous vacation and sick time.
Cons: Pay is lacking compared to other software jobs in Seattle.
On some projects, organization and communication are lacking.
5.0
It took me almost 20 years to find a place that works
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 22, 2021
Pros: The executives and HR talk a good game about "people first," and they walk the walk.
The care they have for their employees shows, and the management chains almost always reflect that. Nothing's perfect, but this is so good.
The work is interesting and fun! There are all kinds of roles and career tracks, and there's room for advancement all over the place. I don't feel stuck, and there are options and choices. And being in the same place is okay, too!
Cons: The transition to agile development was tricky, and we didn't get it right all the time. A massive cultural shift like that is going to be difficult.
Shifting priorities can be frustrating. Using the latest and greatest tech, and then changing course weeks or months later because there's some key component that isn't supported and we can't make work can be frustrating, too. It's not all the time, but it happens.
5.0
Great Work-Life Balance
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 17, 2021
Pros: Great company with interesting work and good work-life balance.
Cons: A legacy hardware company can be slow to adopt new trends.
- 5.0Human-first, But Pay LagsSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 21, 2022Pros: Management takes a legitimate human-first approach. Fantastic COVID response. Quick to embrace work from home. Reasonable working hours. Generous vacation and sick time.Cons: Pay is lacking compared to other software jobs in Seattle. On some projects, organization and communication are lacking.
- 5.0It took me almost 20 years to find a place that worksSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 22, 2021Pros: The executives and HR talk a good game about "people first," and they walk the walk. The care they have for their employees shows, and the management chains almost always reflect that. Nothing's perfect, but this is so good. The work is interesting and fun! There are all kinds of roles and career tracks, and there's room for advancement all over the place. I don't feel stuck, and there are options and choices. And being in the same place is okay, too!Cons: The transition to agile development was tricky, and we didn't get it right all the time. A massive cultural shift like that is going to be difficult. Shifting priorities can be frustrating. Using the latest and greatest tech, and then changing course weeks or months later because there's some key component that isn't supported and we can't make work can be frustrating, too. It's not all the time, but it happens.
- 5.0Great Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 17, 2021Pros: Great company with interesting work and good work-life balance.Cons: A legacy hardware company can be slow to adopt new trends.
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