Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
The interview process consisted of around 6 hours of separate sessions. The breakdown is as follows:
- Timed ProGex: Solve a problem on HackerRank via your preferred language (do not choose C# as the compiler is not up to date on HackerRank).
- System Design
- Algorithm Problem
- Code Review
- System Design
- Algorithm Problem
- Final chat
Questions
Write an algorithm to perform string searches against a list of documents, given a list of space-delimited words. Return the document number and number of hits for each search.
Whiteboard: Create an autocomplete function given an array of words.
Whiteboard: Create a language syntax parser given a set of rules.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Indeed Staff Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
Indeed's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Indeed's Staff Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Indeed Work Experiences
- 1.0Not worth itStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, WANovember 8, 2025Pros: it used to be a good company with a purpose, but not anymoreCons: Leadership is clueless. The main goal is to reduce headcount. There has been no innovation, and there hasn't been a good product development in the last five years.
- 5.0Love itStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WAOctober 8, 2025Pros: People are generally very niceCons: Work load is a log more than before
- 4.0ReviewStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, TXAugust 30, 2025Pros: Good company, used to value employeesCons: NA, cant complain much but work culture changing a lot
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