Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - United States
Process
A very normal interview for a manager. The process included a phone screen, and in-person interviews with the manager, engineers, VP, and PM. I received an offer fairly soon afterward. The whole process took less than two weeks.
Questions
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Asked a "coding" problem that boiled down to breadth-first search.
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Asked to design IMDb and resource/schedule it.
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Asked a bunch of people management questions, including hiring and firing.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Groupon Software Engineering Manager role in United States.
Success Rate
Groupon's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Groupon's Software Engineering Manager interview process in United States.
Groupon Work Experiences
- 2.0Drowning in Meetings, Saved by the TeamSoftware Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeBucharest, Bucuresti, RomaniaFebruary 10, 2025Pros: • Talented and friendly engineers who genuinely care about their work • Interesting technical challenges, especially at scale • Good compensation and benefitsCons: * Meetings. So. Many. Meetings. * Feels like process and ceremonies take priority over actual development. * Too much bureaucracy slows down decision-making. * Hard to feel impactful when work is spread thin across multiple initiatives.
- 2.0Stay away as far as you canSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 11, 2023Pros: Team, work, culture, and leadership used to be the positive points. All are missing at the moment.Cons: Leadership has changed top to bottom, barring a few. Everyone is busy saving their jobs, and there is nothing to look forward to.
- 5.0Good learning opportunities and scope for growthSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeNovember 26, 2022Pros: Good learning opportunities and scope for growth.Cons: Stock price on a continuous decline. Customer count dropping year over year.
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