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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Germany

February 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Overall, I found the whole process very impersonal and chaotic, leaving me with not the best impression of the company. I accepted another offer before getting the results of my interviews with HubSpot, so I don't know if they would have extended me an offer.

Summary of the process:

  • The recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn for an initial 30-minute call.
  • I passed the 3-hour take-home test and received an automated "congrats" email stating they would be in touch soon to schedule interviews. Later, I received an email from the recruiter apologizing, stating I did not pass the take-home test. I emailed back pointing out the mistake, and she said "oops," the rejection email was meant for someone else. Yikes...
  • A few weeks later, I had a live coding interview and a live system design interview, both starting with behavioral questions.
  • After the tech interviews, I was scheduled for a debrief with a different recruiter whom I had not met. She did not show up. The coordinator apologized, stating he had not seen a conflict in her calendar. Over the next few days, we were unable to find a time that worked for both of us, so we never connected over the phone.
  • A few days after the tech interviews, I accepted an offer from another company. I emailed the HubSpot recruiter to let her know I would be dropping out of the process. I received no response.
  • A few weeks after my last email to HubSpot, I received an automated email asking to fill out a survey about my candidate experience. Other than that, there was no indication that they had even read my email.

Questions

Recruiter screen. Take-home test (3 hours). Two technical interviews, including behavioral questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the HubSpot Software Engineer role in Germany.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

HubSpot's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Germany is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for HubSpot's Software Engineer interview process in Germany.

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