Entry Level Software Engineer Interview Experience - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Process
I applied online. The process took two months.
I applied online and was given a HackerRank coding challenge, which I completed. One month after submitting the challenge, they invited me to a phone interview, which was a discussion of the position and my background. After that, they invited me to their office for an in-person round. It included a coding question, a general interview, a design interview, and a tour of their building. Reimbursement for travel was prompt and professional. It was a good experience overall. I guess the main sticking point is that they never sent me an email saying they were passing until three months after the interview. I knew within two weeks, obviously.
Questions
Experience working on technical projects as part of a team.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Gecko Robotics Entry Level Software Engineer role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Success Rate
Gecko Robotics's interview process for their Entry Level Software Engineer roles in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Gecko Robotics's Entry Level Software Engineer interview process in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gecko Robotics Work Experiences
- 5.0Interesting and challenging (in a good way)Software Engineer • Current EmployeePittsburgh, PAAugust 26, 2020Pros: - Gecko challenges you to grow as an employee and will help you do so. - You get to be a part of a mini industrial revolution. - The coworkers are wonderful and are committed to making each other better. - There is always interesting work to do. - There isn't much red tape. - There are robots.Cons: Being good at your job doesn't make you special; if you want to stand out, you must go above and beyond.
- 2.0Honest Hardware ReviewMechanical Engineer • Current EmployeePittsburgh, PAMarch 12, 2025Pros: Get to work with intelligent people Company hopefully will make equity holders some moneyCons: There is no interest or opportunity for real engineering. Don't let them sell you on working here as a real product engineer. There are no products in the traditional sense of the word. Every development timeline is extremely short and the projects are expected to be shoved out the door without any serious DFM, optimization, or any real polishing. I would advise anyone with any real experience in hardware development to look at other opportunities. I unknowingly took a step back in my career coming here and often regret it. Now I only look forward to accumulating more equity like most other hardware engineers here so that we can eventually move on.
- 1.0Soul Sucking CompanySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeOctober 1, 2019Pros: On the outside the office is pretty beat up, but the renovated office space is really nice.Cons: They expect you to live and breath the place. Technically, they aren't a startup but the continue to act like they are one. They expect 80 + hour work weeks, and non stop devotion. If you aren't working 80 hour work weeks they will question you on it. Not only that the pay is not competitive at all. They'll give you a meager salary, and add in some low paying stock options in hopes that you'll give every day to them. There is hardly any room for vertical growth as well.
