Fastly

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Spain

October 1, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was ok with the overall process because of the excellent technical team people I spoke with. On the other hand, interview scheduling and feedback were awful. It looks like a great company to work at, but the interviewing process and HR can definitely improve.

I was initially scheduled for three 1:1 interviews before moving to a one-day panel interview. After the third interview, I was scheduled for an additional 1:1. One of the interviewers did not show up at all and we rescheduled for another day; it can happen - not very professional though. The first interview was with the team manager, then I had a system design interview, and two interviews that were oriented on code and development practices and patterns.

After the last interview, HR stopped giving me feedback unless explicitly solicited. They told me the process was going great until they just ghosted me for over a month and a half.

I waited for three months without receiving an offer.

Questions

What was a technical challenge you faced and how did you solve it?

How would you investigate and fix a memory leak?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Fastly Senior Software Engineer role in Spain.

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

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Fastly's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Spain.

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Cons: Let's face it: since the IPO this company has gotten a lot of pressure from Wall Street to focus more on its bottom line and less on keeping its employees and its customers happy. I think the company leadership has largely resisted that kind of pressure and still has an amazing financial outlook.

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Cons: There's still more work to be done paying off tech debt from the early years.

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Cons: There's still more work to be done paying off tech debt from the early years.

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Cons: Process methodology is not terribly sharp.

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Cons: Process methodology is not terribly sharp.

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Cons: Let's face it: since the IPO this company has gotten a lot of pressure from Wall Street to focus more on its bottom line and less on keeping its employees and its customers happy. I think the company leadership has largely resisted that kind of pressure and still has an amazing financial outlook.

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Cons: Let's face it: since the IPO this company has gotten a lot of pressure from Wall Street to focus more on its bottom line and less on keeping its employees and its customers happy. I think the company leadership has largely resisted that kind of pressure and still has an amazing financial outlook.

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