Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process took three rounds:
- A culture-fit phone call
- A standard technical phone interview
- An onsite interview medley
The culture-fit phone call took about 30 minutes, during which each side felt out the values and ultimate goals of the other.
The technical phone interview involved pair programming remotely on an algorithmic problem that resembled something the company had had to solve.
The interview medley had me talking to a recruiter, a senior product manager, the CTO, and two engineers. Each interviewer had a different style and obviously cared about different aspects of me as a person and potential employee.
The CTO and engineers additionally had me solve technical problems with them, pair-programming style. The recruiter kicked off and ended the day in typical recruiter fashion: "How are you feeling? How did it go? Any feedback or problems that we should know about?" etc.
Questions
Fix a real (simple, but real) bug on the live site!
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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
- 3.0Good career starter. Cracks start to show the longer you spend hereSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 22, 2021Pros: Mission, complex engineering problems, fun culture in the office.Cons: Management bungled a few re-orgs, and I didn't like that at all. Depending on who you report to, your PE career growth can be easy or extremely difficult.
- 5.0like being at homeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 17, 2015Pros: Everyone is genuinely nice, friendly, intelligent, and hardworking. Very flexible work hours and unlimited vacation. Very flat organizational structure (we don't use the word "manager", and my team lead feels much more like a peer than a boss). Frequent team outings (bars, woodworking). Great compensation. Transparent CEO and organizational structure. Amazing food in the office (best of 3 startups I've worked at), including catered lunches and dinners. Flexible in terms of how you work (software used, frequency of meetings, etc.).Cons: - Longer hours than average (maybe 45/week for me in particular). - Parts of the office space are getting a little cramped after so much growth.
- 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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