Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience
Process
I applied online, and the process took two months.
I applied in December 2023 and had my interviews in January. First was a simple screen with a recruiter. From there, I met the hiring manager for a coding interview in the language of my choice, followed by a system design round. Everything was great, with a quick turnaround, other than the system design interview. It really pushed me and was not completely relevant to the position I was hiring for, as it was more suited for a database designer than an application or library engineer. I thought I did well enough to meet their bar and I was honest, but it took them the most time here to give me the decline.
Questions
Design a scalable metric storage system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Grafana Labs Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
Grafana Labs's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Grafana Labs's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Grafana Labs Work Experiences
- 5.0Great team, interesting projects, good work/life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAsuncion, CentralMarch 31, 2021Pros: * I have worked at many different companies over the past 20 years and I think the team at Grafana is one of the most skilled and most welcoming that I've had the pleasure to work with * The company has many interesting software projects to work on, most of which are open source * There is a lot of flexibility to work where and when I want (within reasonable boundaries) * The company management really values the work/life balance of their employees * Because the entire company is working remotely, remote workers do not have a disadvantage compared to workers who work from an office * The company is very open and transparent towards its employeesCons: For some people it can be difficult to get used to working remotely, but this isn't necessarily a "con", as for many people this is a "pro".
- 5.0I like itSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, TXJanuary 27, 2024Pros: Everything about working here as an engineer is awesome.Cons: I could make more money in cash if I worked for somewhere less awesome (e.g. FAANG). If the company IPOs high, I'm an idiot and I make more here than I would there.
- 5.0Lovely place to work with friendly peopleSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandAugust 12, 2026Pros: Lovely place to work, friendly people, great benefits.Cons: Nothing much to say really.
