Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
February 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had two half-hour interviews with two engineers.
The first was with the engineering manager, and the second was with an engineer.
The first interviewer tested me on completely designing a feature for the website. The question was, "How do you implement the auto-complete feature while people type on the website?"
The second interview was a test for my Java knowledge. It involved printing words that occur more than once in a sentence.
Questions
How do you implement the auto-complete feature while people type on the website?
That wasn't completely unexpected or difficult.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the Indeed Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
21%
Pass Rate
Indeed's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral17%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Indeed's Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Indeed Work Experiences
5.0
Own Project, Disconnected Team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
May 23, 2023
Pros: Provided a specific project planned for me. The team was responsive and really engaging. I enjoyed that I was responsible for my own project, and my project actually mattered for the team.
Cons: Even though I had my own project, I couldn't keep track of my teammates since the things that they were working on were their own.
I wish I was able to attend and provide my ideas on their tasks.
3.0
Good work-life balance, lots of opportunities for growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
July 18, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance, relatively low stress.
Cons: Multiple rounds of layoffs, lots of internal swirl and reorg. Hoping things stabilize when the dust settles.
3.0
Used to be great
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
May 31, 2024
Pros: Their central motto is "We help people get jobs."
Every big meeting opens with that. It's very heart-warming and motivational.
Almost everyone who wants can work remotely. If you do go into the office, there are free meals and snacks. In theory, there's unlimited PTO.
Cons: They did a huge layoff in March 2023. Then another in May 2024.
Over that year, the company has become a miserable place to work. They've switched to a very top-down bureaucracy where clueless directors dictate product direction with no justification. Then they scramble the org structure so all the priorities change every few months.
And they decide how ratings will be decided at the end of the quarter (or maybe every 6 months...that also keeps changing).
- 5.0Own Project, Disconnected TeamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMay 23, 2023Pros: Provided a specific project planned for me. The team was responsive and really engaging. I enjoyed that I was responsible for my own project, and my project actually mattered for the team.Cons: Even though I had my own project, I couldn't keep track of my teammates since the things that they were working on were their own. I wish I was able to attend and provide my ideas on their tasks.
- 3.0Good work-life balance, lots of opportunities for growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJuly 18, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance, relatively low stress.Cons: Multiple rounds of layoffs, lots of internal swirl and reorg. Hoping things stabilize when the dust settles.
- 3.0Used to be greatSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMay 31, 2024Pros: Their central motto is "We help people get jobs." Every big meeting opens with that. It's very heart-warming and motivational. Almost everyone who wants can work remotely. If you do go into the office, there are free meals and snacks. In theory, there's unlimited PTO.Cons: They did a huge layoff in March 2023. Then another in May 2024. Over that year, the company has become a miserable place to work. They've switched to a very top-down bureaucracy where clueless directors dictate product direction with no justification. Then they scramble the org structure so all the priorities change every few months. And they decide how ratings will be decided at the end of the quarter (or maybe every 6 months...that also keeps changing).
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