Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada
Process
The interview process included:
- A standard interviewer screen.
- An initial coding screen with an engineer from the team.
- A virtual on-site spread over several days with the Hiring Manager and two other very senior engineers.
The two engineer calls involved a project deep-dive and a systems design exercise, where I was asked to design a microservice architecture for an e-commerce platform.
Due to time zones (I'm on PT, and two of them were in Amsterdam time, I recall), I had to wake up very early three times. One of those early mornings was for a no-show.
After investing all that time, I received one sentence of feedback stating that the systems design exercise didn't demonstrate enough experience. It's completely unclear to me what I missed and where. After all the time invested in this process, I deserved better. I will never apply for a job with GoDaddy again.
Questions
Design a microservice system for an e-commerce platform.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the GoDaddy Principal Software Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
GoDaddy's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for GoDaddy's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
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