Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
They have you "mock interview" an Indeed staff person. This is a trap to see if you will agree that someone they hired should have been hired.
The person I interviewed was unprepared for the interview, had difficulty with my questions, possessed poor time management skills, gave lame answers as to why they would join my mock company, and had a poor resume.
My advice is to just give a "softball" interview and agree that Indeed made a great hiring decision.
They also love the "2 on 1" group interviewing. My interview lasted from 9:15 AM to 7:00 PM.
Questions
Like so many companies, they love the A* Search interview question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Indeed Software Engineering Manager role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
Indeed's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in Austin, Texas is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Indeed's Software Engineering Manager interview process in Austin, Texas.
Indeed Work Experiences
- 3.0Work Life Balance, Loud WinsSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJanuary 25, 2022Pros: Work-life balance, diverse workforce.Cons: Unclear career growth. Loudest person wins.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMay 20, 2021Pros: WLB and culture Perks and benefits Great missionCons: The promotion process is very hard.
- 2.0Once a great place, now slipping into obscuritySoftware Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesApril 3, 2023Pros: Pay, RSUs, WLB, People, CultureCons: I joined during a hyper-growth phase, and unfortunately, all these phases have done is water down the culture and introduce bad practices. What was once an agile, fast-moving company has turned into a behemoth without much direction. The influx of additional people during 2018 and 2021 brought their bad practices from other organizations. Without strong leadership at Indeed, this has given these people free rein to run amok inside of Indeed, inflating their own titles and performing kingdom building. Indeed's culture was too nice, and SLT wouldn't put their foot down and address the problem. Instead, they gave toxic people blank checks to go on hiring sprees, duplicating efforts and teams in the process. Some parts of the company are extremely slow-moving. I'm talking 1+ month to add a button to a UI. It's laughable it takes that long, but I'm not joking. Indeed had a competitive edge at one point; they squandered that lead, and now other startups are coming to eat their lunch. I give Indeed 5-10 years before they go the way of Monster.com.
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