Software Engineer II Interview Experience - United Kingdom
February 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Spent a few hours preparing for and completing an online coding assignment. It was essentially a LeetCode medium question, only to be ghosted with no indication of a result. What a waste of people's time.
Questions
Online LC medium question with 60 minutes to solve.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the GitHub Software Engineer II role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
GitHub's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for GitHub's Software Engineer II interview process in United Kingdom.
GitHub Work Experiences
2.0
A decent company heading in the wrong direction
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
April 11, 2023
Pros: 1. Get to work with some very smart people.
2. Decent compensation and benefits.
Cons: 1. Very bad leadership. They do not practice the values they preach.
2. Work-life balance is messed up quite frequently.
3. Too many responsibilities in on-call rotations.
4. The sudden shift on making everything about AI is hurting the core products of the company.
4.0
Good company to work for
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
August 31, 2021
Pros: Good technology to work on.
Great product, known by many.
Owned by Microsoft, which is a great brand.
Cons: Inner loop could be much better.
5.0
Engaging, Respectful, Remote Culture
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
July 13, 2021
Pros: Everyone I've met so far at GitHub is very engaging. Even with the remote work culture, the communication is done very well. Work-life balance is great, as everyone is respectful of each other's time zones and life events.
Cons: Haven't been able to meet anyone in person at the company due to COVID.
Other than that, it's been overall positive.
- 2.0A decent company heading in the wrong directionSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeApril 11, 2023Pros: 1. Get to work with some very smart people. 2. Decent compensation and benefits.Cons: 1. Very bad leadership. They do not practice the values they preach. 2. Work-life balance is messed up quite frequently. 3. Too many responsibilities in on-call rotations. 4. The sudden shift on making everything about AI is hurting the core products of the company.
- 4.0Good company to work forSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 31, 2021Pros: Good technology to work on. Great product, known by many. Owned by Microsoft, which is a great brand.Cons: Inner loop could be much better.
- 5.0Engaging, Respectful, Remote CultureSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeJuly 13, 2021Pros: Everyone I've met so far at GitHub is very engaging. Even with the remote work culture, the communication is done very well. Work-life balance is great, as everyone is respectful of each other's time zones and life events.Cons: Haven't been able to meet anyone in person at the company due to COVID. Other than that, it's been overall positive.
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