Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
It is a behavioral interview, which means they are looking for you to explain situations where you overcame adversity. There is no whiteboarding or in-depth technical review, but there was a high-level discussion of the technologies they are looking for. The main goal seems to be testing how well I worked with others.
During the interview, I first met with a developer, and then a PM. The interview concluded with a very brief meeting with the director for that area.
Questions
Tell me about a time you had to report something negative about a coworker.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the General Motors Senior Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
General Motors's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for General Motors's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
General Motors Work Experiences
- 4.0No perks, not even coffee!Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 8, 2014Pros: 9-5 work culture, 3 weeks vacation plus 16 holidays, car discount. Level 8 (Sr. Leads, Managers) and above get a new company car every 6 months.Cons: Mediocre health benefits, no perks, no coffee, lots of red tape. Bureaucracy blocks the simplest requests (getting a VM in a lab can take months!). Many managers are from AMD, Dell, and HP and seem to leave nothing but destruction in their wake. What this means is that your manager, or even your director, cannot approve the simplest requests or really authorize any kind of expense, no matter how small. Forget about bringing in lunch for the team at crunch time unless you want to pay for it out of your own pocket. Need devices for mobile dev? Good luck with that!
- 3.0Good Pay, Unrealistic DeadlinesSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJune 13, 2016Pros: Good benefits and competitive bonus.Cons: Aggressive and sometimes unreasonable project timelines. Difficult to approve and use new technologies.
- 3.0Good Benefits, Questionable ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesAugust 18, 2021Pros: Awesome benefits package and working conditions.Cons: Questionable Management Decisions and Lack of Foresight
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