Software Development Engineer (SDE) (Backend) Interview Experience - Waterloo, Canada
Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day.
The interview process was an absolute waste of time. Their online assessment platform was buggy and partway through the old backend and kept crashing. My code had no errors, and the full test suite passed when I ran npm test in the terminal, but I couldn't find any way to restart or refresh the environment, so I couldn't continue or check my work in the app.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Instacart Software Development Engineer (SDE) (Backend) role in Waterloo, Ontario.
Success Rate
Instacart's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) (Backend) roles in Waterloo, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Instacart's Software Development Engineer (SDE) (Backend) interview process in Waterloo, Ontario.
Instacart Work Experiences
- 4.0Nice place to workDevOps Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 9, 2021Pros: Nice to work and customer oriented.Cons: I don't feel there are cons to be pointed out.
- 4.0Great Culture, Few ConsSr Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 19, 2023Pros: Good working culture, perks, benefits.Cons: Not a lot that I can think of.
- 3.0Team dependent impact, satisfaction, work-life balanceSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 24, 2022Pros: You have a lot of power to build and try out new things. It enables self-starters.Cons: Chaotic, without separation of concerns. Somewhat monolithic codebase. The product org tends to flip-flop.
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