Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, Texas
Process
Chat with hiring manager and recruiter - this was pretty standard. The recruiter was responsive and did a great job outlining the rest of the process. They didn't hesitate to talk about compensation.
Pre-onsite
Give yourself a little bit of time here. One interview was a leadership interview (they'll send you a PDF with what to expect). The second was a project interview, which just takes a bit to prepare and practice. I'd give yourself at least a couple of days.
On-site
Two tech architecture-style questions. No coding. Overall, these were appropriate in difficulty and fun to work through. Two more leadership interviews (also in the PDF).
Questions
The three leadership interviews are covered in the interview PDF. Your recruiter will go over the other scenarios with you in advance.
You should have a decent idea of where to spend your time researching.
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Figma Work Experiences
- 2.0Figma does not know how to ship productsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 20, 2026Pros: • Decent work-life balance; I don't think there's a hustle culture per se • Leadership that is exceptionally smart and personable (but see issues on execution below) • Humble eng team, and few egosCons: My biggest shock when I joined this company was just how bad the execution on the product team actually is. I had assumed a company with a beloved product must have an excellent product org, but far from it! It seems like most of Figma's successes were accidental, or due to some early engineers' visionary work. Mainly, this company does not know how to ship AI products incrementally. Specifically, the org that builds Figma AI is constantly stuck in the cycle of: * CEO gets scared by something on Twitter * Product engineers rush to build a demo for new features that'll save the company * Prototype gets rushed, and customers are unhappy * Overpaid team of PhD researchers gets pulled in to hill climb on quality, but takes too long to make meaningful progress * Customers get even more angry * Product team adds scope * The market has moved on to the next shiny AI thing * We scrap the project, or are asked to do the next, even bigger thing * And so on, ad infinitum, but no meaningful AI products ever ship. But hey, they pay pretty well!
- 3.0Great people and autonomy but long term vision and WLB struggleSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WAOctober 23, 2026Pros: Great people, a collaborative environment, autonomy, and opportunities for impactCons: AI pillar moves fast and it can be hard to maintain a healthy work-life balance, which is especially true near conference seasons. Direction passed down from leadership is vague and changes constantly.
- 2.0Varied People, Tense AtmosphereDesarrollador De Software • Current EmployeeMadrid, SpainMarch 6, 2022Pros: Mucha variedad de personas y espacios.Cons: Mal ambiente laboral, muy tenso y mala comunicación.
