Technical Lead Interview Experience - New York, New York
August 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview consisted of:
- One recruiter screen.
- One technical screen (by an engineering director).
- In-person interviews, including:
- Three technical interviews from leads.
- One non-technical interview from the director.
The technical interviews covered coding, architecture, and design questions.
Questions
Design a distributed system like [redacted] and explain your architectural decisions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Grubhub Technical Lead role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Grubhub's interview process for their Technical Lead roles in New York, New York is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Grubhub's Technical Lead interview process in New York, New York.
Grubhub Work Experiences
3.0
Results lagging potential
Technical Lead • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 20, 2021
Pros: Complex Problems and great engineers
Cons: Excessive divide between management and employees
3.0
It was a good place
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 15, 2025
Pros: Chill work-life balance, friendly and collaborative colleagues, no politics at the lower level.
Cons: Stock keeps tanking; lack of direction.
2.0
Political Layoffs, Good Engineers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 14, 2025
Pros: - Work-life balance was fine.
- I'm not sure after Wonder took over.
- Great fellow engineers to work together with.
Cons: Very political. I have good evidence that my layoffs were politically targeted because I had high reviews with numerous responsibilities.
Compensation is below average.
Velocity is very slow.
- 3.0Results lagging potentialTechnical Lead • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesMay 20, 2021Pros: Complex Problems and great engineersCons: Excessive divide between management and employees
- 3.0It was a good placeSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 15, 2025Pros: Chill work-life balance, friendly and collaborative colleagues, no politics at the lower level.Cons: Stock keeps tanking; lack of direction.
- 2.0Political Layoffs, Good EngineersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 14, 2025Pros: - Work-life balance was fine. - I'm not sure after Wonder took over. - Great fellow engineers to work together with.Cons: Very political. I have good evidence that my layoffs were politically targeted because I had high reviews with numerous responsibilities. Compensation is below average. Velocity is very slow.
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