Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process began with an initial call with a recruiter, followed by a Coderpad interview with an engineer.
The engineer was late for the interview and did not seem interested in the call. The questions he asked were relatively easy, and I was able to complete them within the given time.
The interviewer seemed unprepared, but was able to answer questions at the end of the interview regarding their technical stack and the choices they made.
Questions
An easy question about a combination using backtracking.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Flexport Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Flexport's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral7%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Flexport's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Flexport Work Experiences
4.0
Great Team, Company Politics
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 12, 2024
Pros: Small teams that work well together.
Cons: Large company with a political culture.
2.0
Software plays less and less of a role in Flexport's success
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 13, 2020
Pros: - Interesting business domain
- Smart and hardworking people
- Revenue is growing
Cons: - Engineering and product direction is increasingly detached from the business direction. Our company will only survive if it becomes more efficient than its competitors, yet most of our software teams are not focused on helping make our ops teams more efficient.
- The most talented, tenured, and senior people in the software org are leaving the fastest.
- It's hard to get support from middle management when you need something.
- Internal communication and alignment is getting worse, leading to even more politics.
5.0
Always Constantly Evolving
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 18, 2018
Pros: Ideas for change and improvement often come from individual contributors as opposed to management.
Switching teams is relatively easy.
C-levels are very approachable.
The hiring bar is really high, and other engineers come from successful backgrounds.
We just hired a VP of Engineering that's going to change/fix a lot of the organizational issues and restructure the org.
Cons: Career advancement and review cycles are still being fully ironed out.
The product has a ton of area as it's really wide, and it gets progressively harder to understand everything.
- 4.0Great Team, Company PoliticsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 12, 2024Pros: Small teams that work well together.Cons: Large company with a political culture.
- 2.0Software plays less and less of a role in Flexport's successSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 13, 2020Pros: - Interesting business domain - Smart and hardworking people - Revenue is growingCons: - Engineering and product direction is increasingly detached from the business direction. Our company will only survive if it becomes more efficient than its competitors, yet most of our software teams are not focused on helping make our ops teams more efficient. - The most talented, tenured, and senior people in the software org are leaving the fastest. - It's hard to get support from middle management when you need something. - Internal communication and alignment is getting worse, leading to even more politics.
- 5.0Always Constantly EvolvingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 18, 2018Pros: Ideas for change and improvement often come from individual contributors as opposed to management. Switching teams is relatively easy. C-levels are very approachable. The hiring bar is really high, and other engineers come from successful backgrounds. We just hired a VP of Engineering that's going to change/fix a lot of the organizational issues and restructure the org.Cons: Career advancement and review cycles are still being fully ironed out. The product has a ton of area as it's really wide, and it gets progressively harder to understand everything.
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