Full Stack Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied via their jobs board and got an automated reply immediately, and my first scheduled interview within a week.
The full process for a full-stack engineer is 5 interviews:
- Basic screening by a recruiter
- Behavioral & work history interview with the hiring manager for the prospective team
- Backend technical skills interview
- Front-end technical skills interview
- Departmental (stage) director interview with more how you think & how you work type questions.
After all of the interviews, there is a background check and professional references check, which takes about a week.
Finally comes the job offer verbally, followed by an official contract to sign.
Questions
Why are you looking for a new position?
Why did you apply with GitLab?
What are you looking for in your next position?
Why did you join and leave your last three positions?
What is your experience with Ruby on Rails and/or VueJS?
What are your compensation expectations?
Tell me about a time when you failed.
Tell me about a project you worked on that you were really proud of.
Have you ever had a disagreement with a coworker? How did you resolve it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitLab Full Stack Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
GitLab's interview process for their Full Stack Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for GitLab's Full Stack Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
GitLab Work Experiences
- 5.0If you want true asynchronous remote work, this is the place to workFull Stack Engineer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaMarch 27, 2021Pros: - Best remote asynchronous work environment I've seen. - Well-organized onboarding. - Work is interesting, and my colleagues are a pleasure to work with. - The company actually puts meaningful effort into upholding its values (publicly accessible in the handbook).Cons: - Compensation is good, but I've gotten better offers elsewhere. - My health benefits were better with my previous employer (a small company).
- 3.0GitLab is a good place to work... if you have the right bossStaff Security Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 8, 2025Pros: 100% remote Good work/life balanceCons: Lots of busywork. Micromanagement is rampant. Lots of politics.
- 5.0Great company, although morale is low after layoffsEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 7, 2023Pros: Great place to work, but it's clear that morale has taken a huge hit after recent layoffs.Cons: Fewer team members to do more work.
