Software Engineer Interview Experience - Cambridge, Massachusetts
August 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process consists of three parts:
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Industry-level coding assessment: This round had four different levels, and you could only move to the next level after clearing the current one.
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Behavioral round: This round featured behavior-based questions.
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Final round: This round combined coding and system design.
Questions
In the behavioral round, they asked me general scenario-based questions to check cultural fit.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the HubSpot Software Engineer role in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
45%
Pass Rate
HubSpot's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Cambridge, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral12%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for HubSpot's Software Engineer interview process in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
HubSpot Work Experiences
1.0
Remote Work, But Company Dying
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
December 2, 2025
Pros: You get to work remote.
Fly you out to all events.
Pay for WiFi.
Cons: Joined team and everyone was let go over a few months.
Has become a "pip factory".
Office politics. Management is a joke.
Stock price going to hell. The company is dying.
1.0
"high-performance culture" = PIPs for all
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
September 5, 2025
Pros: Some cool people and cool projects.
Fantastic comp for as long as you can last.
It was pretty great up until 2023.
PEER week and time off, super fun.
Cons: - Great performers on PIPs, being managed out.
- In-crowd, old guard, bro mentality. If you're not in the in-crowd, you'll be out soon.
- Obsession with vanity metrics like PR count & lines of code, rather than actual impact.
3.0
Good company to work for in this economy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
June 30, 2025
Pros: 1. Great dev tooling
2. Remote work + work abroad for 3 months
3. Stock growth
4. Really smart co-workers
5. Incredible autonomy (might be a con for some people who require some hand-holding)
Cons: 1. PIP culture, especially if you don't meet "devex" metrics.
2. Way more focus on what competitors are doing; very reactionary management.
3. Fear-mongering about AI.
4. The first 6 months are kind of probationary, even though they don't mention it. Very important.
- 1.0Remote Work, But Company DyingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesDecember 2, 2025Pros: You get to work remote. Fly you out to all events. Pay for WiFi.Cons: Joined team and everyone was let go over a few months. Has become a "pip factory". Office politics. Management is a joke. Stock price going to hell. The company is dying.
- 1.0"high-performance culture" = PIPs for allSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 5, 2025Pros: Some cool people and cool projects. Fantastic comp for as long as you can last. It was pretty great up until 2023. PEER week and time off, super fun.Cons: - Great performers on PIPs, being managed out. - In-crowd, old guard, bro mentality. If you're not in the in-crowd, you'll be out soon. - Obsession with vanity metrics like PR count & lines of code, rather than actual impact.
- 3.0Good company to work for in this economySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJune 30, 2025Pros: 1. Great dev tooling 2. Remote work + work abroad for 3 months 3. Stock growth 4. Really smart co-workers 5. Incredible autonomy (might be a con for some people who require some hand-holding)Cons: 1. PIP culture, especially if you don't meet "devex" metrics. 2. Way more focus on what competitors are doing; very reactionary management. 3. Fear-mongering about AI. 4. The first 6 months are kind of probationary, even though they don't mention it. Very important.
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