Staff Engineering Manager Interview Experience - United Kingdom
Process
Applied in January and progressed all the way to the final stage interviews in March. Despite performing very well and having great interview flow, I simply received an email stating I was close, but the hiring team decided not to move forward.
No feedback was provided, despite asking for it. I would love to work for GitHub, so I wanted to ask that they try to give something back to those who are disqualified.
Questions
They asked about my experience in People & Product Management and to present an architecture of a non-trivial system I designed.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitHub Staff Engineering Manager role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
GitHub's interview process for their Staff Engineering Manager roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for GitHub's Staff Engineering Manager interview process in United Kingdom.
GitHub Work Experiences
- 2.0Not a good fit for non-U.S. employeesStaff Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeJuly 11, 2023Pros: - scale & impact - developer tooling product focusCons: - Leadership or lack thereof. - Product vision or lack thereof. - HR, benefits & payroll for non-U.S. employees. (Be prepared to be treated like a third-party contractor & monitor your pay slips for issues/inaccuracies.)
- 4.0Good Team, Flexible But BusySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondonderry County Borough, Northern Ireland, United KingdomOctober 6, 2024Pros: Good people and training, flexible.Cons: Heavy schedule sometimes; management can be decent.
- 1.0Bad Upper ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Salary and benefits are good - RemoteCons: - Upper management reports directly into Microsoft in the absence of a CEO. - This leads to a lot of thrash, long hours, and often burnout in team members.
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