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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

  1. Applied online

  2. Had a 1:1 with an engineering lead that included behavioral questions and a brain-teaser/algorithm coding exercise on HackerRank.

  3. Was ghosted.

The interview itself wasn't terrible, but I was disappointed that the FizzBuzz/algo/brain-teaser question was part of their interview process. Many engineering leads and managers in the industry have spoken out against this practice, as it has been proven to be a poor evaluation tactic.

Additionally, the question was apparently a custom problem, but the interviewer entered it into the platform incorrectly, leading to the loss of several minutes of time through no fault of my own. In fact, my own debugging helped identify the problem.

Questions

This problem is similar to LeetCode 848: Shifting Letters, with a slight variation.

It is also called "Roll The String".

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the GoDaddy Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

29%
Pass Rate

GoDaddy's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral24%
Negative35%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for GoDaddy's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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