Software Architect Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
November 1, 2016
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Process
I was asked to prepare a presentation on a topic.
The first 90 minutes involved a discussion with a panel of four people. Most of the questions were about the presentation, but they covered a number of topics, including security, web design, and database design.
After that, there were several one-on-one discussions, each lasting 45 minutes. Some of these involved quite technical questions related to complex fraud processing design, scaling, and caching. Others had to do with team dynamics.
Questions
- How do you refactor a massive codebase of 4 million LOCs?
- How to scale a system with a number of microservices?
- Cons and pros of using microservices.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Intuit Software Architect role in Mountain View, California.
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Pass Rate
Intuit's interview process for their Software Architect roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Intuit's Software Architect interview process in Mountain View, California.
Intuit Work Experiences
4.0
A company to watch
Software Architect • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
July 17, 2008
Pros: Great people and an exciting time for the company. The benefits are good, and you are given a lot of flexibility with your time, with a real focus on work-life balance. Everyone has a strong understanding of our customers, and innovation is encouraged and rewarded.
Cons: Preparing for growth means that some people are left behind.
The quality of the food at the Mountain View campus is low, especially compared to other software and Internet companies like Yahoo, Google, Oracle, etc.
A major SaaS player, but we were not known for that, with most people seeing us as a desktop, shrink-wrapped software company.
4.0
a company in transition
Software Architect • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
July 24, 2015
Pros: - Good benefits
- World-class customer empathy
- Excellent CEO
- Chance to work on widely-used products/services
Cons: - power struggles between the CTO organization and business units
- a review process that depends more on politics and internal smoozing than actual results
2.0
Intuit isn't the company it used to be. Note that this review applies to the small business group
Software Architect • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 12, 2009
Pros: I think that compared to most companies Intuit's size, it's still probably a pretty decent place to work. Although our commitment to our employees is faltering, it could probably be a lot worse. We've laid off a lot of people recently, but if you're still here, chances are your salary and overall compensation are quite good. If you're willing to play the game, if managing up is your calling, then I think that advancement opportunities exist.
Cons: We've lost our focus on customers. In fact, we've lost our ability to focus at all.
We re-org around personalities, not business strategies.
Just as soon as we have a team working on something, we start asking them to "think more broadly" – which is code for "focus on more things".
Gone are the days when small teams got together and stayed together long enough to figure out the best way that they could deliver for customers.
In particular, if you're an engineer and you are interested in any aspect of product development other than actually coding, Intuit is no longer a good home.
The idea these days seems to be that product work is for PMs and designers, and innovation is something to be compartmentalized off in "whitespace" projects and not to be found in any of our main-line products.
- 4.0A company to watchSoftware Architect • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 17, 2008Pros: Great people and an exciting time for the company. The benefits are good, and you are given a lot of flexibility with your time, with a real focus on work-life balance. Everyone has a strong understanding of our customers, and innovation is encouraged and rewarded.Cons: Preparing for growth means that some people are left behind. The quality of the food at the Mountain View campus is low, especially compared to other software and Internet companies like Yahoo, Google, Oracle, etc. A major SaaS player, but we were not known for that, with most people seeing us as a desktop, shrink-wrapped software company.
- 4.0a company in transitionSoftware Architect • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2015Pros: - Good benefits - World-class customer empathy - Excellent CEO - Chance to work on widely-used products/servicesCons: - power struggles between the CTO organization and business units - a review process that depends more on politics and internal smoozing than actual results
- 2.0Intuit isn't the company it used to be. Note that this review applies to the small business groupSoftware Architect • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 12, 2009Pros: I think that compared to most companies Intuit's size, it's still probably a pretty decent place to work. Although our commitment to our employees is faltering, it could probably be a lot worse. We've laid off a lot of people recently, but if you're still here, chances are your salary and overall compensation are quite good. If you're willing to play the game, if managing up is your calling, then I think that advancement opportunities exist.Cons: We've lost our focus on customers. In fact, we've lost our ability to focus at all. We re-org around personalities, not business strategies. Just as soon as we have a team working on something, we start asking them to "think more broadly" – which is code for "focus on more things". Gone are the days when small teams got together and stayed together long enough to figure out the best way that they could deliver for customers. In particular, if you're an engineer and you are interested in any aspect of product development other than actually coding, Intuit is no longer a good home. The idea these days seems to be that product work is for PMs and designers, and innovation is something to be compartmentalized off in "whitespace" projects and not to be found in any of our main-line products.
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