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 15 interview experiences for the Grammarly Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Grammarly's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral7%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Grammarly's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Grammarly Work Experiences
4.0
Profitable But Growing Pains
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 20, 2024
Pros: The company is still profitable. It let go the CTO and AI head officer, who are less competitive in the new GenAI era.
Cons: The CFO also left, which is a red flag. The company is struggling to find its market fit and having a hard time continuing to grow.
The early engineers have little large-scale experience and often offer short-term patch solutions instead of optimal ones.
5.0
Great Team, Fast Growth
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
September 4, 2015
Pros: Interesting tasks, an excellent team, and the ability to grow up quickly.
Cons: opinionated style of management, but it works.
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.
- 4.0Profitable But Growing PainsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 20, 2024Pros: The company is still profitable. It let go the CTO and AI head officer, who are less competitive in the new GenAI era.Cons: The CFO also left, which is a red flag. The company is struggling to find its market fit and having a hard time continuing to grow. The early engineers have little large-scale experience and often offer short-term patch solutions instead of optimal ones.
- 5.0Great Team, Fast GrowthSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeKyiv, Kyiv City, UkraineSeptember 4, 2015Pros: Interesting tasks, an excellent team, and the ability to grow up quickly.Cons: opinionated style of management, but it works.
- 1.0Worst. Company. EverSenior 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.
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