Software Engineer Interview Experience - Oakland, California
February 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Three sets of interviews, occurring in the following manner:
- A conversation with a friendly, helpful, and engaged technical recruiter.
- A conversation with another software engineer to perform a coding challenge.
- An onsite, during which I spoke to three different software engineers (architecture question, coding challenge, and behavioral) and an interview with a potential manager.
Questions
What is one thing that you would hope to bring from your current or last former place of employment, and how would that benefit Fivetran?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Fivetran Software Engineer role in Oakland, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Fivetran's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Oakland, California 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 Fivetran's Software Engineer interview process in Oakland, California.
Fivetran Work Experiences
1.0
Good product, rigid culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Oakland, California, United States
September 24, 2025
Pros: Good product, and the office setup is nice.
Cons: Work-life balance sucks and micromanagement.
1.0
Poor management. There are lots of conflicts between teams and inside the teams
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Oakland, California, United States
August 11, 2022
Pros: There is nothing positive that comes to my mind.
Cons: Lots of conflicts and internal politics.
5.0
Good company to work with
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
March 17, 2024
Pros: Everything is very good in this company.
Cons: Nothing found so far in this company.
- 1.0Good product, rigid cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOakland, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2025Pros: Good product, and the office setup is nice.Cons: Work-life balance sucks and micromanagement.
- 1.0Poor management. There are lots of conflicts between teams and inside the teamsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeOakland, California, United StatesAugust 11, 2022Pros: There is nothing positive that comes to my mind.Cons: Lots of conflicts and internal politics.
- 5.0Good company to work withSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBangalore Rural, Karnataka, IndiaMarch 17, 2024Pros: Everything is very good in this company.Cons: Nothing found so far in this company.
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