Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
June 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Steps:
- 30-minute recruiter phone screen
- 45-minute coding screen (practical, with an algorithm design component where knowledge of Knuth/CLRS is beneficial)
- 45-minute system design screen focusing on architecture styles, where being up-to-date on modern distributed systems development (scaling, etc., and various architectural choices for meeting functional requirements) is useful
- Full-day on-site toy project (with a 15-minute recruiter prep call beforehand)
- 15-minute final CEO screen
This is a fairly standard software engineering interview process. The on-site portion allows you to meet potential teammates, engineering leaders you would work under, and everyone else at the company.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the HebbiaAI Senior Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
HebbiaAI's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for HebbiaAI's Senior Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
HebbiaAI Work Experiences
5.0
High engineering bar & great culture
Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 28, 2025
Pros: Really smart engineers with a very high engineering bar.
Fast-paced culture. Things are moving rapidly, and we're pushed to consistently compete against the market.
Effectively working on a net-new product line to the tech sector -- we work on things no one else has done before.
Company recently brought in a new set of executives who are making positive changes.
Cons: Like most fast-growing Series B companies, there are occasional growing pains. Scaling quickly means some systems and processes get stress-tested in real time. Decisions can sometimes feel shortsighted, but that’s often a tradeoff to stay aggressive and competitive in the market.
3.0
Only join if you want to grind or don't bother
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 19, 2025
Pros: - Smart and humble colleagues
- Lunch every day in the office
- Uber rides home after 8pm
Cons: Many execs and ICs leave or are pushed out after 6-8 months of tenure. Their average tenure is 0.8 years (Source: LinkedIn). Take that for what you will.
No onboarding when I joined; things have improved since then.
Sink or swim culture; I don't see much collaboration happening.
High-pressure environment as big players like Anthropic and OpenAI unveil their own product offerings in research and agentic-AI.
Five days a week in the office, with no flexibility on this.
Pay is mid compared to other players.
3.0
Decisions Made, Quality Questionable
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 11, 2025
Pros: A disagree and commit culture led to a lot of decisions being made.
Cons: I'm not sure they were good decisions.
- 5.0High engineering bar & great cultureEngineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 28, 2025Pros: Really smart engineers with a very high engineering bar. Fast-paced culture. Things are moving rapidly, and we're pushed to consistently compete against the market. Effectively working on a net-new product line to the tech sector -- we work on things no one else has done before. Company recently brought in a new set of executives who are making positive changes.Cons: Like most fast-growing Series B companies, there are occasional growing pains. Scaling quickly means some systems and processes get stress-tested in real time. Decisions can sometimes feel shortsighted, but that’s often a tradeoff to stay aggressive and competitive in the market.
- 3.0Only join if you want to grind or don't botherSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 19, 2025Pros: - Smart and humble colleagues - Lunch every day in the office - Uber rides home after 8pmCons: Many execs and ICs leave or are pushed out after 6-8 months of tenure. Their average tenure is 0.8 years (Source: LinkedIn). Take that for what you will. No onboarding when I joined; things have improved since then. Sink or swim culture; I don't see much collaboration happening. High-pressure environment as big players like Anthropic and OpenAI unveil their own product offerings in research and agentic-AI. Five days a week in the office, with no flexibility on this. Pay is mid compared to other players.
- 3.0Decisions Made, Quality QuestionableSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 11, 2025Pros: A disagree and commit culture led to a lot of decisions being made.Cons: I'm not sure they were good decisions.
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