Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
The interviewer reached out to me, expressing interest in me being a good fit for the role. The first interview was a standard technical LeetCode interview.
The way the interviewer described it sounded like it would be a collaborative, back-and-forth interview style. It was not that at all, as the interviewer seemed very uninterested and didn't provide any feedback whatsoever during the interview.
My code passed all the test cases, and I asked clarifying questions, thought of edge cases, etc. At the end of the interview, I got to ask a few questions, and that was it.
I waited four days for them to respond (the recruiter never provided updates until I reached out), and then they sent me an email saying I wasn't being considered for the role.
All in all, the people were nice, but their lack of communication from both the recruiter and interviewer seemed very unprofessional to me.
Questions
Given a list of appointments, find the narrowest time slot to schedule a new appointment.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Headway Senior Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Headway's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Headway's Senior Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Headway Work Experiences
- 5.0Great mission, great people, a bit intenseSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 25, 2025Pros: Great mission, great people, strong performance, and roadmap.Cons: A bit intense, but hey, we want to actually make an impact. When people care, things usually get a bit intense :)
- 2.0Mental Health Company, except for EmployeeEngineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 26, 2025Pros: - Pay was good - Ability to work remoteCons: - Required extreme overtime. - Thrown into projects with overoptimistic deadlines.
- 5.0Great company. Amazing culture. Good missionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 8, 2024Pros: This company really cares about creating a mental healthcare system that is accessible and easy to navigate. Everyone here is very mission-driven, and the work you do is very impactful. There is not a day where I don't feel fulfilled in my work. The team is amazing and incredible. Everyone here is extremely friendly, empathetic, hardworking, collaborative, and so wonderful to work with. Everyone I have worked with will take the time to help you or mentor you if needed. There are also so many opportunities for you to learn, grow, and explore other career interests. Headway definitely invests plenty of time into creating a top-notch culture. Work-life balance is decent. No one is on top of you about your hours as long as you make meetings and do the work that you need to do to get things done. There is unlimited PTO and plenty of really fun after-work activities such as happy hours, volleyball leagues, soccer leagues, and etc. Even though most of our roles are remote-based, the company puts in extra effort to bring people together without enforcing a return-to-work policy, which is literally the best thing. We even have a super fun yearly offsite where we get to meet other Headwegians that we don't normally work with. I absolutely love working at Headway, and I love my team in engineering. I've been here for a long time, and I still don't see myself leaving anytime soon :)Cons: Headway is a startup, so it is growing rapidly and things do change pretty quickly and often. It's extremely important to be understanding and highly adaptable to the new demands.
