Process
- Engineering Manager Chat
It was nice that you chatted with an engineering manager upfront, rather than a recruiter. However, they didn't make this clear. If they had, I would have prepared more EM-specific questions.
- Phone screen #1
Compare a hash table by key and by value, including recursively flattening nested hash tables. This was done in a CoderPad.
- Phone screen #2
Given the radius, x and y coordinates of the middle of a list of circles, and the height of the y-axis, determine if a grid is traversable on the x-axis by a 1x1 square. Because yeah, computational geometry is totally relevant to a Ruby on Rails app that does payroll and benefits for small businesses, right?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 82 interview experiences for the Gusto Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Gusto's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Gusto's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Gusto Work Experiences
- 3.0Great WLB, muddy futureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDenver, Colorado, United StatesFebruary 6, 2023Pros: - Great engineers at the company - Great WLB - Decent pay - A lot of work to go around (if you like that)Cons: - Path forward through this economy doesn’t seem stable. - A lot of on-call due to system instability. - Rails
- 2.0Gusto does not use GustoSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 10, 2022Pros: Mostly great and smart individuals. Good support for D&I groups.Cons: - Terrible engineering design/codebase decisions. - Post-mortems for misrouting millions of dollars are increasing. - A five-year vest period is a bad deal.
- 3.0Nice Culture, Good LearningSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeDecember 4, 2023Pros: Good company, nice environment, and culture.Cons: Many charge, but nice to learn.
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