Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 4, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
There were two rounds: one round on software and one with a manager. They were fairly easy compared to normal rounds of other companies. They do not sponsor F1 visas at all. So yeah, don't waste your time.
Questions
Many behavioral questions were asked.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the GitHub Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
GitHub's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for GitHub's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
GitHub Work Experiences
3.0
Used to be great!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 25, 2023
Pros: Work from home, benefits, unlimited PTO
Cons: Leadership takes orders from their massa, Microsoft. What they say goes, so we really work for them. It's been sad to see.
4.0
Great to intern for
Summer Software Engineering Internship • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 8, 2021
Pros: Great to intern for. Met so many great people.
Cons: It was a little confusing being an intern while the company was also going through the re-org.
3.0
Good Team, Bad Product Focus
Software Engineer I • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 1, 2025
Pros: The teammates I were with are good and hardworking people.
Cons: The direction of the company is going to Copilot. I wished they invested more in their core product as an open-source online code repository.
- 3.0Used to be great!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 25, 2023Pros: Work from home, benefits, unlimited PTOCons: Leadership takes orders from their massa, Microsoft. What they say goes, so we really work for them. It's been sad to see.
- 4.0Great to intern forSummer Software Engineering Internship • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 8, 2021Pros: Great to intern for. Met so many great people.Cons: It was a little confusing being an intern while the company was also going through the re-org.
- 3.0Good Team, Bad Product FocusSoftware Engineer I • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2025Pros: The teammates I were with are good and hardworking people.Cons: The direction of the company is going to Copilot. I wished they invested more in their core product as an open-source online code repository.
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