Sr. Software Engineer Interview Experience - Oakland, California
Process
The process was straightforward. It started with a technical screening which was a pair programming session with a Sr. Software Eng. After the screening they set up 4 follow-up sessions. The first was an architectural design that had questions based on database table updates, optimizations, and bug tracing.
The second was behavioral, with a Sr. Eng manager and discussed previous projects and decision making (I mentioned interest in management route). After that came a background interview with another manager with similar questions around previous projects, and decisions made a leader. Last session was a pair programming session with 2 engineers, where we designed a data structure and functionality using basic arrays.
Questions
Recall a time you had to make a tough technological decision or trade off.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Marqeta Sr. Software Engineer role in Oakland, California.
Success Rate
Marqeta's interview process for their Sr. Software Engineer roles in Oakland, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Marqeta's Sr. Software Engineer interview process in Oakland, California.
Marqeta Work Experiences
- 1.0Kind colleagues but poor work-life balance and creativitySr. Software Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 17, 2026Pros: People are kind and willing to share knowledge.Cons: 3 months in and I experienced bad work-life balance. Manager indirectly says to grow, you have to work more than 40 hours. No space to be creative.
- 5.0In the Verge of Turning Into BigEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeOakland, CaliforniaJune 28, 2019Pros: - amazing people - flexible work culture - diversified and interesting problems to solve - leadership willing to listen and push for transparency in all activities - bringing experienced people from outside as well as promoting people from within - good perksCons: - Despite efforts from leadership, many employees don't feel like talking about sensitive topics openly. - These are the usual pains of a rapidly growing company resulting in some departures.
- 3.0Worst companySenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeOakland, CaliforniaJuly 30, 2023Pros: They are going through so many leadership changes.Cons: 70 percent of the revenue is from one company. That adds a lot of pressure on the company and employees feel it too
