Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
June 27, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 1 week.
- Recruiter Screen. Standard call, tell us about yourself. At first, recruiter rescheduled because something came up, not a problem. When the interview happened though, they sounded rushed and like they wanted to be done with it.
- Technical take-home. The assessment was refactoring and adding code for some kind of ancestry tree structure. While I followed the instructions and kept to the timebox they said, I was then told they wouldn't be moving forward and they would not be providing feedback. This felt very disrespectful of my time.
Questions
It was the tree structure question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Hinge Health Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Hinge Health's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Hinge Health's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Hinge Health Work Experiences
3.0
Overall good place
Software Engineer • Current Employee
January 18, 2023
Pros: The company mission Smart and kind coworkers
Cons: Location based pay
Difficult to onboard with various services
2.0
Great team and decent pay, but poor leadership decisions
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
August 21, 2026
Pros: - Loved my team and my manager
- RSUs and stock options amounted to something due to the IPO
- Compensation is decent
Cons: - CTO is non technical but makes a lot of big technical decisions. No one dares to argue with him. He has a few minions on the eng team now who are basically being yes-men.
- EMs and directors are overruled in decision making. We have lost so many good leaders in the past year as a result. They were the most unhappy lot.
- Both founders are so hard to work with. PM and designer on my team feel like they don't have any autonomy.
3.0
Cool product and fulfilling work, but company leadership is lacking
Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 15, 2026
Pros: The work is interesting and fulfilling.
Some seriously brilliant engineers work here.
Cons: Those same talented engineers are stuck in a cycle of mismanagement, and they will eventually leave
- 3.0Overall good placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 18, 2023Pros: The company mission Smart and kind coworkersCons: Location based pay Difficult to onboard with various services
- 2.0Great team and decent pay, but poor leadership decisionsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAAugust 21, 2026Pros: - Loved my team and my manager - RSUs and stock options amounted to something due to the IPO - Compensation is decentCons: - CTO is non technical but makes a lot of big technical decisions. No one dares to argue with him. He has a few minions on the eng team now who are basically being yes-men. - EMs and directors are overruled in decision making. We have lost so many good leaders in the past year as a result. They were the most unhappy lot. - Both founders are so hard to work with. PM and designer on my team feel like they don't have any autonomy.
- 3.0Cool product and fulfilling work, but company leadership is lackingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 15, 2026Pros: The work is interesting and fulfilling. Some seriously brilliant engineers work here.Cons: Those same talented engineers are stuck in a cycle of mismanagement, and they will eventually leave
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