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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Berlin, Germany

December 1, 2021

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a couple of interviews: one with a talent manager to explain perks, and another with a potential manager for a get-to-know-each-other meeting.

I proceeded to the tech exercise, but received no response after submitting, not even an automated rejection email.

I was expecting a bit more from Github as a company, even if they didn't like my code.

Questions

I cannot disclose that I signed an NDA.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitHub Senior Software Engineer role in Berlin, Germany.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

GitHub's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Berlin, Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Neutral0%

Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for GitHub's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Berlin, Germany.

GitHub Work Experiences

Collaborative Tech, Limited Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Collaborative work, technological, up-to-date.

Cons: Low work-from-home opportunities.

Collaborative Tech, Limited Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Collaborative work, technological, up-to-date.

Cons: Low work-from-home opportunities.

“Big Company” feel, experience varies by team

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 19, 2021

Pros: I hands-down love my team. It is supportive, collaborative, and a genuine joy to work with every day. Without getting too “we’re like a family”-ish, because we do have good healthy boundaries, I genuinely feel like these folks are my friends! They’re also brilliant at their jobs, and getting to learn from them is a privilege.

Cons: It's had some growing pains over the last few years since getting bought by MSFT and taking on tons of new folks. Cross-company communication is trickier because there’s a lot more of us now. Overall, I’ve noticed happiness varies widely by team. I love my team and most of my reporting chain, and I know others do too. But, I also know of others whose departments sound challenging to work in (and not in a good way). We’re a big company now, so experience varies by team more, I guess.

“Big Company” feel, experience varies by team

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 19, 2021

Pros: I hands-down love my team. It is supportive, collaborative, and a genuine joy to work with every day. Without getting too “we’re like a family”-ish, because we do have good healthy boundaries, I genuinely feel like these folks are my friends! They’re also brilliant at their jobs, and getting to learn from them is a privilege.

Cons: It's had some growing pains over the last few years since getting bought by MSFT and taking on tons of new folks. Cross-company communication is trickier because there’s a lot more of us now. Overall, I’ve noticed happiness varies widely by team. I love my team and most of my reporting chain, and I know others do too. But, I also know of others whose departments sound challenging to work in (and not in a good way). We’re a big company now, so experience varies by team more, I guess.

Good place to be

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Awesome culture. Helping environment.

Cons: No on-call regulation for most of European countries.

Good place to be

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Awesome culture. Helping environment.

Cons: No on-call regulation for most of European countries.

Collaborative Tech, Limited Wfh

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Collaborative work, technological, up-to-date.

Cons: Low work-from-home opportunities.

5.0
Collaborative Tech, Limited Wfh
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 20, 2020
Pros: Collaborative work, technological, up-to-date.
Cons: Low work-from-home opportunities.

“Big Company” feel, experience varies by team

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 19, 2021

Pros: I hands-down love my team. It is supportive, collaborative, and a genuine joy to work with every day. Without getting too “we’re like a family”-ish, because we do have good healthy boundaries, I genuinely feel like these folks are my friends! They’re also brilliant at their jobs, and getting to learn from them is a privilege.

Cons: It's had some growing pains over the last few years since getting bought by MSFT and taking on tons of new folks. Cross-company communication is trickier because there’s a lot more of us now. Overall, I’ve noticed happiness varies widely by team. I love my team and most of my reporting chain, and I know others do too. But, I also know of others whose departments sound challenging to work in (and not in a good way). We’re a big company now, so experience varies by team more, I guess.

4.0
“Big Company” feel, experience varies by team
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 19, 2021
Pros: I hands-down love my team. It is supportive, collaborative, and a genuine joy to work with every day. Without getting too “we’re like a family”-ish, because we do have good healthy boundaries, I genuinely feel like these folks are my friends! They’re also brilliant at their jobs, and getting to learn from them is a privilege.
Cons: It's had some growing pains over the last few years since getting bought by MSFT and taking on tons of new folks. Cross-company communication is trickier because there’s a lot more of us now. Overall, I’ve noticed happiness varies widely by team. I love my team and most of my reporting chain, and I know others do too. But, I also know of others whose departments sound challenging to work in (and not in a good way). We’re a big company now, so experience varies by team more, I guess.

Good place to be

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Awesome culture. Helping environment.

Cons: No on-call regulation for most of European countries.

4.0
Good place to be
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Eu, Europe
March 16, 2023
Pros: Good work-life balance. Awesome culture. Helping environment.
Cons: No on-call regulation for most of European countries.

GitHub Interview Questions

Determine if a Cell Is Reachable at a Given Time

You're at a starting cell and want to reach a target cell in a given amount of time. Can you reach the destination in the allotted time, considering you can move in any of the eight directions?

Greedy Algorithms

Set Mismatch

You are given a set of numbers that originally contained all numbers from 1 to n. However, due to an error, one number is duplicated and another is missing. Find both the duplicated and missing numbers.

Ugly Number

Determine if a given positive integer is an ugly number. Ugly numbers are defined as positive numbers whose prime factors are limited to 2, 3, and 5.

Bit ManipulationGreedy Algorithms

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