Five Rings

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United States

November 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a phone interview with both a behavioral and technical component. The engineer I spoke with was very nice and seemed to be genuinely interested in the things I had to say. It was very pleasant.

Questions

This isn't a specific question, but lots of questions about referencing and dereferencing pointers in c.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Five Rings Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Five Rings's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Five Rings's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Five Rings Work Experiences

Lack of technical expertise

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: - Good pay - Collaborative - Flat

Cons: - The firm hired a lot of new grads recently and has a questionable hiring bar - The technology is deprecated

Lack of technical expertise

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: - Good pay - Collaborative - Flat

Cons: - The firm hired a lot of new grads recently and has a questionable hiring bar - The technology is deprecated

Challenging work with smart colleagues but long hours

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: There are hard problems working with smart people.

Cons: There is an expectation to work very long hours.

Challenging work with smart colleagues but long hours

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: There are hard problems working with smart people.

Cons: There is an expectation to work very long hours.

smart people, horrible wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York

Pros: Pro: Smart people, MIT or Ivy League grads, sometimes a bit toxic

Cons: 60 hr work weeks for SWE, very mission focused

smart people, horrible wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York

Pros: Pro: Smart people, MIT or Ivy League grads, sometimes a bit toxic

Cons: 60 hr work weeks for SWE, very mission focused

Lack of technical expertise

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: - Good pay - Collaborative - Flat

Cons: - The firm hired a lot of new grads recently and has a questionable hiring bar - The technology is deprecated

2.0
Lack of technical expertise
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York
May 28, 2025
Pros: - Good pay - Collaborative - Flat
Cons: - The firm hired a lot of new grads recently and has a questionable hiring bar - The technology is deprecated

Challenging work with smart colleagues but long hours

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York

Pros: There are hard problems working with smart people.

Cons: There is an expectation to work very long hours.

5.0
Challenging work with smart colleagues but long hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York
June 12, 2026
Pros: There are hard problems working with smart people.
Cons: There is an expectation to work very long hours.

smart people, horrible wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York

Pros: Pro: Smart people, MIT or Ivy League grads, sometimes a bit toxic

Cons: 60 hr work weeks for SWE, very mission focused

2.0
smart people, horrible wlb
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York
March 8, 2023
Pros: Pro: Smart people, MIT or Ivy League grads, sometimes a bit toxic
Cons: 60 hr work weeks for SWE, very mission focused

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