Software Engineer Interview Experience - Istanbul, Turkey
Process
My CodeSignal live coding assessment was provided. The interviewer seemed more junior than me. The template code was broken for my preferred language. Fortunately, it was fixed, and I was given some extra time.
I submitted working code that utilized string manipulation. Even the interviewer admitted he had solved a very similar real-life problem at work using string manipulation instead of REGEX.
The frustrating part is that I was rejected solely because I couldn't provide a working REGEX in a timely manner. The choice of such a code challenge feels entirely pointless. I was expecting a genuine engineering problem that would assess my conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills, rather than my ability to memorize something you rarely need and can easily look up online in seconds.
Questions
The challenge was to parse a dummy application log and aggregate statistics.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Gusto Software Engineer role in Istanbul, Turkey.
Success Rate
Gusto's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Istanbul, Turkey is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Gusto's Software Engineer interview process in Istanbul, Turkey.
Gusto Work Experiences
- 2.0Leadership lacks visionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeOctober 16, 2025Pros: Core product is good. Nice to serve small businesses.Cons: Lacks focus for product development roadmap. Leadership is unfocused. Lots of churn at the upper level of management. Very reactive culture. No 401k match.
- 3.0Competitive Pay, Toxic Culture ShiftSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 14, 2025Pros: Compensation is pretty competitive (in lieu of actual stock). The codebase is getting a little better to work with from all the modularity work, but there's still so far to go.Cons: Change management is terrible - lots of extreme changes happening in a short amount of time, with little collaboration with affected people. There used to be a very empathetic culture, but leadership is very AI-minded now. There's also a dramatic shift to a "high-performance" culture where L4 team lead is now the terminal level (L2 is entry-level), and there's a huge focus on PR count.
- 5.0A place where people care about other peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 13, 2025Pros: Strong culture where you can feel a good sense of empathy, even from the founders all the way down. I feel like it's a company that will try to do right by their people 100% of the time. WLB balance is fine, and there's plenty of flexibility.Cons: - The growth could be faster. - Some of the team could ship more quickly.
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