Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
September 3, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Here's the typical interview process:
- 30 min Recruiter call
- 1 hr coding
- 1 hr coding
- 1 hr system design
- 1 hr project dive and impact
- 1 hr behavioral
You may have extra rounds with the CTO and the hiring manager.
Questions
Design a Figma-like system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 33 interview experiences for the Grammarly Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
45%
Pass Rate
Grammarly's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral15%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Grammarly's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Grammarly Work Experiences
5.0
Great company, amazing people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin, Germany
October 10, 2025
Pros: - culture,
- people
- technical challenges
Cons: - Unstable environment when it comes to layoffs (last year).
4.0
Great product, nice people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
September 5, 2025
Pros: An interesting and useful product used by millions.
Great people to work with, a lot of experienced ICs.
Nice on-sites. Good career opportunities and compensation package.
Cons: Forcing people to go back to the office.
2.0
Good Colleagues, Bad Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 28, 2025
Pros: Base salary, nice IC people.
Cons: Management that doesn't know how to stand up to unproductive leadership.
- 5.0Great company, amazing peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBerlin, GermanyOctober 10, 2025Pros: - culture, - people - technical challengesCons: - Unstable environment when it comes to layoffs (last year).
- 4.0Great product, nice peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeptember 5, 2025Pros: An interesting and useful product used by millions. Great people to work with, a lot of experienced ICs. Nice on-sites. Good career opportunities and compensation package.Cons: Forcing people to go back to the office.
- 2.0Good Colleagues, Bad ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 28, 2025Pros: Base salary, nice IC people.Cons: Management that doesn't know how to stand up to unproductive leadership.
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