Process
Recruiter call - trying to find the right team and fit.
Technical phone screen.
Onsite visit - takes up pretty much all day, includes 2 behavioral interviews, lunch, and 3 technical evaluations.
At the end of the on-site, I got positive feedback and was asked to wait a few days for the final result. However, after 3 weeks, I had to start an email chain to figure out the outcome. I was eventually rejected, citing the reason that they couldn't find the right team and fit. When I asked for more technical feedback, I was ghosted.
The interview organization was pretty smooth; however, there were instances where the recruiter consistently disappeared, didn't respond to emails, and missed meetings. So, overall, bittersweet.
Questions
All questions were relevant and useful. You should know ES6 methods, create a simple data structure, and be able to sort.
Speak out loud your thought process.
One problem-solving problem was given certain conditions. Ask questions and clarifications!
Code pairing session, which was fun and engaging.
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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
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- 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.
- 5.0Learning 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.
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