Process
The process was fully remote and online. The biggest con was that it was pretty slow, and I received my offer almost 7 weeks after I first interacted with the recruiter, and almost 2 weeks after my final interview.
First round was very standard. It included 10 minutes of background followed by 30-40 minutes on a relatively easy coding problem.
Final round was 4 parts: 30m discussion with a PM, 30m discussion with an engineering manager, 1 hour React coding interview, and 1 hour UI architecture interview.
Questions
Given an input sentence (str) and a number (n), return an array with the n most frequent words in the sentence. Ignore case, punctuation, and filler words.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Headspace Software Engineer - Web role in United States.
Success Rate
Headspace's interview process for their Software Engineer - Web roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Headspace's Software Engineer - Web interview process in United States.
Headspace Work Experiences
- 5.0An awesome place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 1, 2025Pros: - Great project - Good benefitsCons: Salary is not very good.
- 5.0Great place to workBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeMay 24, 2019Pros: Excellent compensation and benefits. Leadership is great. A talented group of people overall.Cons: The engineering organization is experiencing some growing pains; otherwise, not much.
- 2.0No Leadership or VisionSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeApril 30, 2017Pros: - Very flexible hours. - Lack of vision and leadership makes for easy-to-hit deadlines. - Lots of energizing and fun co-workers. - Incredibly high pay.Cons: Despite the flexibility and slow-moving nature of the company, this is not a place to grow your career. It's very easy to get stuck here hoping leadership will either be replaced or finally learn how to run a company, as you cheer for the mission. But you realize after a year that you stuck around because of the high salary and vision that will never come to fruition. Leadership is inexperienced and needs to be replaced. No one knows how to run a digital subscription company, and the few external people brought in with this experience always end up leaving within months. The engineering team is a black hole that moves at an inexcusable pace given their size, and nothing major has changed with the product since I joined the team 1.5 years ago. We've tripled in size, but the product has stayed the same. The company is burning cash and not producing subscribers.
