Process
The interview process began with an initial HR interview, focusing on motivation and technical fit. This was followed by a technical session with two engineers, involving live coding tasks on multithreading and rate limiter implementation.
Questions
First, a code review on multithreading, then implementing a rate limiter.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Grammarly Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
10%
Pass Rate
Grammarly's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral10%
Negative40%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Grammarly's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Grammarly Work Experiences
1.0
Worst. Company. Ever.
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 13, 2024
Pros: No one cares what you actually accomplish.
Light on meetings.
No email -- only Slack.
Cons: If you are good at sucking up to your manager, you will go far.
The company is dying, slowly sinking, and their top priority is redecorating the office.
4.0
Getting better
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
October 20, 2024
Pros: The company is still profitable. And it let go the CTO and AL head officer, who are less competitive in the new GenAI era.
Cons: The CFO also left which is a red flag. And the company is struggling to find its marker fit and hard to continue grow.
The early engineers have little large-scale experience and often offer short-term patch solutions instead of optimal ones.
4.0
Good place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
May 9, 2024
Pros: people, projects, technologies, workplace experience,
Cons: frequent internal reorgs, top-management hired only outside (no internal proms)
- 1.0Worst. Company. Ever.Senior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2024Pros: No one cares what you actually accomplish. Light on meetings. No email -- only Slack.Cons: If you are good at sucking up to your manager, you will go far. The company is dying, slowly sinking, and their top priority is redecorating the office.
- 4.0Getting betterSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAOctober 20, 2024Pros: The company is still profitable. And it let go the CTO and AL head officer, who are less competitive in the new GenAI era.Cons: The CFO also left which is a red flag. And the company is struggling to find its marker fit and hard to continue grow. The early engineers have little large-scale experience and often offer short-term patch solutions instead of optimal ones.
- 4.0Good place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 9, 2024Pros: people, projects, technologies, workplace experience,Cons: frequent internal reorgs, top-management hired only outside (no internal proms)
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