Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Mateo, California
April 18, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process was a phone screen, then a one-day onsite interview with four different people on the team, and meeting more people from the team. It was overall an easy process and pretty standard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the FireworksAI Software Engineer role in San Mateo, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
FireworksAI's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Mateo, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for FireworksAI's Software Engineer interview process in San Mateo, California.
FireworksAI Work Experiences
4.0
Exciting AI work but lacks clear direction
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
October 7, 2026
Pros: Working on cutting-edge applied AI
Cons: Moving too quickly to actually know what we're building
5.0
Rapid growth with a collaborative team, but very intense work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, CA
April 21, 2026
Pros: Very rapid business growth and customer adoption. Very nice people who have strong ownership and are collaborative.
Cons: Work is quite intensive, moving super fast.
1.0
Great learning opportunities overshadowed by toxic culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Mateo, CA
October 9, 2026
Pros: Scope for constant learning and never out of project ideas, or fun things to work on.
Cons: - No scope for career growth
- No perf reviews, and expectation to slog and grind every week.
- No appreciation for good work, but constant criticism on tiny mistakes.
- Bad Leadership, and constant change in direction.
- Constant need to fire people, and toxic culture that swept in.
- No hikes, and mentality that everything can be replaced.
- 4.0Exciting AI work but lacks clear directionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYOctober 7, 2026Pros: Working on cutting-edge applied AICons: Moving too quickly to actually know what we're building
- 5.0Rapid growth with a collaborative team, but very intense workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Mateo, CAApril 21, 2026Pros: Very rapid business growth and customer adoption. Very nice people who have strong ownership and are collaborative.Cons: Work is quite intensive, moving super fast.
- 1.0Great learning opportunities overshadowed by toxic cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Mateo, CAOctober 9, 2026Pros: Scope for constant learning and never out of project ideas, or fun things to work on.Cons: - No scope for career growth - No perf reviews, and expectation to slog and grind every week. - No appreciation for good work, but constant criticism on tiny mistakes. - Bad Leadership, and constant change in direction. - Constant need to fire people, and toxic culture that swept in. - No hikes, and mentality that everything can be replaced.
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