Process
TL;DR: Very disorganized, confusing, and slow process.
- Call with recruiting manager: Very quick, just about fit.
- Technical screen: Went well. Asked to implement the reduce() function in Ruby. I didn't know Ruby, but the interviewer answered any questions I had about the language.
- Don't hear back for over a week; email the recruiter again.
- Got offered an onsite and started scheduling it with the recruiter. Yay!
- Got my onsite invitation rescinded after a couple of days for... reasons? This was absurdly unprofessional, and I never got an explanation from anyone.
- Another technical phone screen: Same kind of question, but with an engineer with a poor connection and an accent. It is hard to learn a language over the phone when you can't understand the other person.
I've seen this on a couple of other reviews (for ZenPayroll), but the second interviewer was also very impatient. Not sure if that's a trend or not, but it sure is annoying.
Questions
Implement reduce()
Implement a way to divide deposits across accounts
Both in Ruby.
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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
24%
Pass 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
Positive44%
Neutral15%
Negative41%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Gusto's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Gusto Work Experiences
5.0
Great company, especially if you're working on product/engineering
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 23, 2016
Pros: - High opportunity for impact
- Smart, talented, hard-working people (at least in Engineering, Product, and Design)
- Growing company with promising business prospects
- Big focus on culture in both hiring and the way the company is run
Cons: - Some churn and difficulty in teams outside of Engineering/Product, like Sales.
- Classic startup work/life balance challenges. Because of the opportunity for impact and leadership, the team is full of people who are perfectly okay with 60+ hour work weeks. This can make you feel obligated to work a lot as well.
- Work on the engineering team is pretty simple. There will probably be more interesting work to do in the future as the product and user-base matures, but most of the work being done right now is fairly simple. This is, of course, true at a lot of Silicon Valley companies and is not unique to Gusto. Nonetheless, for someone interested in technical growth (as opposed to managerial growth), it can seem limiting.
5.0
Family Vibe, Hard But Rewarding
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 16, 2015
Pros: Awesome environment, friendly co-workers. Feels like a family.
Cons: Hard but rewarding work. Expected long hours.
5.0
Amazing Place, Work-life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 23, 2015
Pros: Even as it grows, Gusto is an amazing place to work. There are common growing pains that are necessary as a company scales as quickly as Gusto has, but they constantly try to measure and take feedback every month to find what's working and what is not. This level of care definitely makes for a comfortable environment to work in every day.
Cons: There are not many downsides to working at Gusto. The biggest for my department is probably work-life balance. There's no problem with going home after (or even before) dinner, but if you want to take on big projects, you'll see the people that usually do are the ones that stay late all the time.
- 5.0Great company, especially if you're working on product/engineeringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 23, 2016Pros: - High opportunity for impact - Smart, talented, hard-working people (at least in Engineering, Product, and Design) - Growing company with promising business prospects - Big focus on culture in both hiring and the way the company is runCons: - Some churn and difficulty in teams outside of Engineering/Product, like Sales. - Classic startup work/life balance challenges. Because of the opportunity for impact and leadership, the team is full of people who are perfectly okay with 60+ hour work weeks. This can make you feel obligated to work a lot as well. - Work on the engineering team is pretty simple. There will probably be more interesting work to do in the future as the product and user-base matures, but most of the work being done right now is fairly simple. This is, of course, true at a lot of Silicon Valley companies and is not unique to Gusto. Nonetheless, for someone interested in technical growth (as opposed to managerial growth), it can seem limiting.
- 5.0Family Vibe, Hard But RewardingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 16, 2015Pros: Awesome environment, friendly co-workers. Feels like a family.Cons: Hard but rewarding work. Expected long hours.
- 5.0Amazing Place, Work-life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2015Pros: Even as it grows, Gusto is an amazing place to work. There are common growing pains that are necessary as a company scales as quickly as Gusto has, but they constantly try to measure and take feedback every month to find what's working and what is not. This level of care definitely makes for a comfortable environment to work in every day.Cons: There are not many downsides to working at Gusto. The biggest for my department is probably work-life balance. There's no problem with going home after (or even before) dinner, but if you want to take on big projects, you'll see the people that usually do are the ones that stay late all the time.
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