Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks.
I was reached out by a recruiter. The tech screening round was a middle/hard Leetcode style problem, and then I moved to onsite. There were 3 onsite rounds (2 coding and 1 systems design). One of the coding rounds was another Leetcode style problem and the other was a more open-ended "practical" question where the interviewer left me coding the entire time and only checked in at the end.
Questions
DFS path finding question, and implementing an action of a common mobile game
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Success Rate
Glean's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Glean's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
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