Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Ireland
September 25, 2020
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Process
The main stages were a coding challenge, a behavioral interview, and finally a long interview with two senior-level engineers.
The entire process went very smoothly and was one of the best interview experiences I've had to date.
The coding challenge was a very interesting problem that allowed you to code in your chosen development environment, using whatever language you chose. Definitely practice your HTTP libraries and common data structures such as sets, hashmaps, and arrays/lists.
The behavioral part was more of a friendly chat and open-ended discussion on your experiences and why you applied for the position.
Finally, the last stage interview involved a high-level systems design/database problem and a standard coding problem with edge cases. These were followed by questions related to your experience as a developer (work experience, open-source contributions, personal projects).
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the HubSpot Software Engineer (Internship) role in Ireland.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
HubSpot's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Ireland is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral20%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for HubSpot's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Ireland.
HubSpot Work Experiences
5.0
Internship at Hubspot
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
August 17, 2021
Pros: I was completely integrated into a team at HubSpot. I was able to work out of the same job board that the other developers were working on and directly impact the projects and goals the team had.
Cons: I was the only intern on my team, and the issues that I was working on were independent projects.
On top of this, the internship was remote, so it consisted of me working independently without much communication with others for the majority of the internship.
1.0
Going down hard and fast
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
July 11, 2025
Pros: It's still an okay place; there are many others much worse. They try to look like they care about our well-being. That's still a pro, considering many companies have given up even on that.
* Remote work
* Good tech stack and internal tools
* AI tools
* Free good food in the Dublin office
Cons: We're losing perks every year. They posted on LinkedIn that it was time for our favourite perk again, the week of rest for everyone, but that was cancelled this year.
They started a "performance culture" which leads to unknowing Product Managers creating more useless spreadsheets for tracking progress and asking more questions in every meeting just to seem like they're doing something productive instead of wasting everyone's time.
* Poor planning across the board
* Complex business logic that is not conveyed well and not at all documented
* Poor software architecture prone to breaking other teams every week.
5.0
Amazing place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
October 23, 2017
Pros: - In scale-up mode, so you get to push yourself further than in most companies, and you get to take on a lot of responsibility.
- Amazing work colleagues: smart, talented, and some of the nicest people I have ever met.
- The culture is really special. The company works hard to create and maintain such a great environment and culture, but it shows. It is one of the most inspirational cultures I have ever worked in.
Cons: None that I can think of. I have never seen a company that genuinely cares about its employees so much. And if you hire really smart people, treat them really well, and give them interesting work to do, bingo, the company does really well!
- 5.0Internship at HubspotSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 17, 2021Pros: I was completely integrated into a team at HubSpot. I was able to work out of the same job board that the other developers were working on and directly impact the projects and goals the team had.Cons: I was the only intern on my team, and the issues that I was working on were independent projects. On top of this, the internship was remote, so it consisted of me working independently without much communication with others for the majority of the internship.
- 1.0Going down hard and fastSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeDublin, Leinster, IrelandJuly 11, 2025Pros: It's still an okay place; there are many others much worse. They try to look like they care about our well-being. That's still a pro, considering many companies have given up even on that. * Remote work * Good tech stack and internal tools * AI tools * Free good food in the Dublin officeCons: We're losing perks every year. They posted on LinkedIn that it was time for our favourite perk again, the week of rest for everyone, but that was cancelled this year. They started a "performance culture" which leads to unknowing Product Managers creating more useless spreadsheets for tracking progress and asking more questions in every meeting just to seem like they're doing something productive instead of wasting everyone's time. * Poor planning across the board * Complex business logic that is not conveyed well and not at all documented * Poor software architecture prone to breaking other teams every week.
- 5.0Amazing place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandOctober 23, 2017Pros: - In scale-up mode, so you get to push yourself further than in most companies, and you get to take on a lot of responsibility. - Amazing work colleagues: smart, talented, and some of the nicest people I have ever met. - The culture is really special. The company works hard to create and maintain such a great environment and culture, but it shows. It is one of the most inspirational cultures I have ever worked in.Cons: None that I can think of. I have never seen a company that genuinely cares about its employees so much. And if you hire really smart people, treat them really well, and give them interesting work to do, bingo, the company does really well!
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