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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 12, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks.

After the initial recruiter call, I did a short behavioral round with the hiring manager for the internal tools team I said I was interested in. He was a joy to talk to, very engaged and showed a lot of interest.

This was followed by an hour-long coding interview, which wasn't a LeetCode problem, but it will help if you practice LeetCode easy problems. I passed these rounds, so they moved me to a "virtual onsite", all via Zoom. It was:

  • Two coding interviews, LeetCode-esque (even though they say it's not LeetCode, they are basically LeetCode mediums)
  • A technical deep dive to go over one of your past projects in detail
  • A system design interview
  • Another behavioral round going over your typical experience questions (talk about a hard problem you solved, talk about something that went wrong, etc.)

Didn't pass the onsite as I had some trouble explaining my thought process while coding at the same time, and I know they care about your problem-solving skills more than anything. I think 3 coding rounds is a bit excessive, but they have a high caliber for senior engineers. All interviewers were respectful and stayed engaged, so it was a good experience overall.

Questions

Talk about a time where you led a project

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Figma Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive60%
Neutral20%
Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Figma's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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