Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process was fantastic. It felt like I was collaborating with my interviewer rather than being tested, even though the interview was not in my language of choice.
The interviewer knew this and said I was free to ask him syntax questions. However, I may not have gotten the job because my technical skills were not strong enough in that particular language.
Questions
Pair on a fake codebase.
Reverse engineer classes and methods in JavaScript to make tests pass.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Gusto Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Gusto's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Gusto's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Gusto Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company, great team, minimal growing painsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 30, 2015Pros: People are great, and the team is tightly focused. The company is growing really fast and doing exciting, impactful things. I expected my enthusiasm to die down after the first month or so, but it has been kept up by the team, the product, and the customers' love for what we build.Cons: There isn't always a clear escalation structure. The company is growing really fast, which is sometimes a challenge for existing processes. There is not a good boardgame group here (yet)!
- 5.0Learning to be an entrepreneur while helping entrepreneursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 27, 2015Pros: Smart people, strong encouragement of ownership/independence, breakfast culture, business transparency, focus on iterative improvementCons: Long hours, moderately monolithic codebase.
- 5.0Great product, huge marketSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 3, 2020Pros: Kind leadership: focus on staying true to its values.Cons: Slow to expand to adjacent products.
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