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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

March 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process is quite subjective. You can perform well in all parts of the interview and still not receive an offer. The feedback given is also very subjective.

There was an interviewer wearing a tank top, and it was evident that he did not want to be conducting the interview; talking with me was clearly the last thing he wished to do.

Even if I had received an offer, I don't think I would have accepted it because none of the people I interviewed even tried to sell the company. I suspect many are simply waiting for the company to IPO and then leave shortly after.

Questions

Karat Interview (1 hr): Some LeetCode questions.

Systems Interview (1 hr): How would you build a themable version of Instacart?

Coding (3 hrs): Part 1: Build a toast notification using their API. Part 2: Implement additional functionality in a pre-built Instacart game.

Bar Raiser (45 mins): Talk about a past project.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Instacart Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

Instacart's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Instacart's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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