Sr. Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Recruiter reached through LinkedIn and had a great chat about the company and scheduled the first round coding interview. The whole process looks simple, but was told they are moving forward with other candidates.
Questions
You are given a sentence and asked to count the occurrence of each word and finally print the words in alphabetical order with their counts.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Marqeta Sr. Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Marqeta's interview process for their Sr. Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Marqeta's Sr. Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, 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.
- 4.0Meaningful work in a good cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CaliforniaMarch 31, 2026Pros: The culture is good and the work is meaningful.Cons: There are no cons as such, and I enjoy the work.
- 5.0Great, Challenging and Fast Growing CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CaliforniaApril 24, 2019Pros: Free lunch 2x per week Smart people Beautiful office Interesting workCons: High average age of engineers Still figuring out career growth
