Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
A recruiter reached out to me recently, knowing me very well from an interview with the company I did a few years ago that did not work out. I had kept in touch over the years. The recruiter thought of some openings that would be a good fit for me so put me in touch with the hiring manager.
Basically, the process consisted of a phone call with the recruiter, a phone call with the hiring manager who asked a mix of behavioral and technical questions, followed by a half-day meeting and interviewing on-site.
Questions were very thorough. They like to get deep on technical questions while also understanding soft skills very well. All questions asked were reasonable, albeit difficult in some cases. That is, no one asked pointless, condescending technical questions or irrelevant brain teasers. All conversations were targeted and relevant to actual work needing to be done at Intuit.
Also, every single interview always made sure I got time to ask a billion of my own questions.
Feedback process was quick. Never had more than 36 hours go by without hearing from a recruiter or hiring manager by phone or email. Absolutely excellent talent acquisition team.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Intuit Staff Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Intuit's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Intuit's Staff Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Intuit Work Experiences
- 3.0Terrible Place to be an EngineerStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 29, 2010Pros: - Great work-life balance. - Great compensation. - Great campus. - Great benefits. - No problem getting the hardware/software you need to get your job done. - Individual performance is rewarded. Intuit really is a great place to work, unless you happen to be a Software Engineer.Cons: If you are a *Product Manager*, Intuit is a fantastic place to work. Product Managers run the show at Intuit. You will have plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with the VPs and Exec team. You will get tons of recognition for work that you were "driving". You will be in a decision-making role among people who want to help you grow your career. If you are an *Engineer*, you need to realize that you do not get a seat at the table. Product Management will extol the virtues of having Engineering in the loop, and then they will keep you in the dark. Engineers in different groups are almost forbidden to work together directly because the PM team wants to own every line of communication. Strategic decisions will be made without the counsel of the Engineering team and then handed down with no regard for the actual effort involved. Any pessimism about the decision at that point gets you labeled as "Mr. No." Your opinion is not valued. You are a worker bee with a job that the leaders neither understand nor appreciate. The chasm between Product Management and Engineering is growing wider every year. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor have huddled together in the dark corners, just asking to be left alone. All of the truly great visionaries have either left the company or are working in small laboratories on small projects that have no consequence. There will not be a revolution. Intuit will just continue to unknowingly turn away its technical talent until all that remains are Engineers who want to be spoon-fed requirements so they can implement them. Product Management will have won, though Intuit will have lost.
- 4.0A good place to "ride the bus," hard to move aheadStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJune 17, 2010Pros: There is good work-life balance.Cons: Company not growing like it used to be, so advancement opportunities are much more restricted than they used to be.
- 5.0Best workplace to engage right and deliver awesomeStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 17, 2019Pros: Nice environment to work and great benefits. Great tools for collaboration and socializing. Open to new ideas and adapts to new trends.Cons: Some managers complicate things and are not open. You're lucky if you have no such encounters.
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