n8n

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 7, 2026

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.

They have 5 rounds, starting with screening, a coding challenge, skills (with an engineering manager), culture fit (with other senior engineers), and a final round with the CEO. They are currently trying to double their engineering team, so it's a relevant time to join their journey. The 3rd and 4th rounds were very similar in my experience, with all people involved asking exactly the same questions, regardless of their rank or seniority. Fine by me, but don't call it a culture fit. After the 4th round, I got rejected because they felt like I am not so much into their product as other engineers, regardless of my skills or experience. It is a bit demotivating to put so much effort into something and then get rejected with a pretty weird statement. In my opinion, they are not optimising their recruitment for good engineers, but for people that will fall in line and do as they are told, come with a big fake smile, and spread the word that their company and product are the best ever.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the n8n Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

63%

Pass Rate

n8n's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for n8n's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

n8n Work Experiences

A great place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great team and culture, people are friendly and the product is fun to work. Work life balance is good.

Cons: Lot of work, small team, so work is intense.

A great place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great team and culture, people are friendly and the product is fun to work. Work life balance is good.

Cons: Lot of work, small team, so work is intense.

Great product and culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - The product that the founder (Jan) has developed is an amazing tool which is great to work on. - From what I've seen, there's a great emphasis on making n8n as convenient and user friendly as possible, which means you'll be doing a lot of extra leg work and go the extra mile to make the product follow this principle all around. - Given that it's an early startup, the work you do has a large impact on the progression of things. - The team is small but cooperative and fun to hang around with. Emphasis in recruitment is placed both on technical competence and also team fit. - All your work is peer reviewed and critiqued, even by the CEO himself. It's a great way to improve and learn. - Can ask programming related questions / issues you're having with a task in a very chill way with anyone willing to help you at any time. Such teamwork is heavily encouraged. - There's a great sense of trust and responsibility placed on each employee. There's no unnecessary rules about being in the office just for the sake of being in the office for example and the principles and decisions surrounding the company are based on pragmatism more than anything else. - Based in Berlin, a beautiful place to be in, especially during the warmer months. - Overall there's a lot room for working hard and developing yourself professionally in an environment where you are treated as an adult, given trust but also responsibility, and when you know your work makes a difference to the users of the product and the n8n team itself it makes it all worthwhile.

Cons: - If you are comfortable with strict protocols and having a more corporate vibe in terms of how work is given to you and how you deal with the team then n8n might not be for you. - As with any startup, there's some things that are not yet set in stone and require your own consideration on how to proceed. - Your tasks might not be entirely just programming, perhaps you might be tasked to write documentation for a couple of days or do other monkey work, but in the end it's all to provide the best user experience.

Great product and culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - The product that the founder (Jan) has developed is an amazing tool which is great to work on. - From what I've seen, there's a great emphasis on making n8n as convenient and user friendly as possible, which means you'll be doing a lot of extra leg work and go the extra mile to make the product follow this principle all around. - Given that it's an early startup, the work you do has a large impact on the progression of things. - The team is small but cooperative and fun to hang around with. Emphasis in recruitment is placed both on technical competence and also team fit. - All your work is peer reviewed and critiqued, even by the CEO himself. It's a great way to improve and learn. - Can ask programming related questions / issues you're having with a task in a very chill way with anyone willing to help you at any time. Such teamwork is heavily encouraged. - There's a great sense of trust and responsibility placed on each employee. There's no unnecessary rules about being in the office just for the sake of being in the office for example and the principles and decisions surrounding the company are based on pragmatism more than anything else. - Based in Berlin, a beautiful place to be in, especially during the warmer months. - Overall there's a lot room for working hard and developing yourself professionally in an environment where you are treated as an adult, given trust but also responsibility, and when you know your work makes a difference to the users of the product and the n8n team itself it makes it all worthwhile.

Cons: - If you are comfortable with strict protocols and having a more corporate vibe in terms of how work is given to you and how you deal with the team then n8n might not be for you. - As with any startup, there's some things that are not yet set in stone and require your own consideration on how to proceed. - Your tasks might not be entirely just programming, perhaps you might be tasked to write documentation for a couple of days or do other monkey work, but in the end it's all to provide the best user experience.

Stressciting place to work

VP of Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: + strong mission + down-to-earth culture + plenty of opportunities for people who want to have impact

Cons: - The downside of extreme growth is that there is always a lot going on; prioritizing can be challenging, and sometimes work can be a bit stressful.

Stressciting place to work

VP of Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: + strong mission + down-to-earth culture + plenty of opportunities for people who want to have impact

Cons: - The downside of extreme growth is that there is always a lot going on; prioritizing can be challenging, and sometimes work can be a bit stressful.

A great place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Great team and culture, people are friendly and the product is fun to work. Work life balance is good.

Cons: Lot of work, small team, so work is intense.

5.0
A great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin
March 10, 2023
Pros: Great team and culture, people are friendly and the product is fun to work. Work life balance is good.
Cons: Lot of work, small team, so work is intense.

Great product and culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - The product that the founder (Jan) has developed is an amazing tool which is great to work on. - From what I've seen, there's a great emphasis on making n8n as convenient and user friendly as possible, which means you'll be doing a lot of extra leg work and go the extra mile to make the product follow this principle all around. - Given that it's an early startup, the work you do has a large impact on the progression of things. - The team is small but cooperative and fun to hang around with. Emphasis in recruitment is placed both on technical competence and also team fit. - All your work is peer reviewed and critiqued, even by the CEO himself. It's a great way to improve and learn. - Can ask programming related questions / issues you're having with a task in a very chill way with anyone willing to help you at any time. Such teamwork is heavily encouraged. - There's a great sense of trust and responsibility placed on each employee. There's no unnecessary rules about being in the office just for the sake of being in the office for example and the principles and decisions surrounding the company are based on pragmatism more than anything else. - Based in Berlin, a beautiful place to be in, especially during the warmer months. - Overall there's a lot room for working hard and developing yourself professionally in an environment where you are treated as an adult, given trust but also responsibility, and when you know your work makes a difference to the users of the product and the n8n team itself it makes it all worthwhile.

Cons: - If you are comfortable with strict protocols and having a more corporate vibe in terms of how work is given to you and how you deal with the team then n8n might not be for you. - As with any startup, there's some things that are not yet set in stone and require your own consideration on how to proceed. - Your tasks might not be entirely just programming, perhaps you might be tasked to write documentation for a couple of days or do other monkey work, but in the end it's all to provide the best user experience.

5.0
Great product and culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin
June 19, 2020
Pros: - The product that the founder (Jan) has developed is an amazing tool which is great to work on. - From what I've seen, there's a great emphasis on making n8n as convenient and user friendly as possible, which means you'll be doing a lot of extra leg work and go the extra mile to make the product follow this principle all around. - Given that it's an early startup, the work you do has a large impact on the progression of things. - The team is small but cooperative and fun to hang around with. Emphasis in recruitment is placed both on technical competence and also team fit. - All your work is peer reviewed and critiqued, even by the CEO himself. It's a great way to improve and learn. - Can ask programming related questions / issues you're having with a task in a very chill way with anyone willing to help you at any time. Such teamwork is heavily encouraged. - There's a great sense of trust and responsibility placed on each employee. There's no unnecessary rules about being in the office just for the sake of being in the office for example and the principles and decisions surrounding the company are based on pragmatism more than anything else. - Based in Berlin, a beautiful place to be in, especially during the warmer months. - Overall there's a lot room for working hard and developing yourself professionally in an environment where you are treated as an adult, given trust but also responsibility, and when you know your work makes a difference to the users of the product and the n8n team itself it makes it all worthwhile.
Cons: - If you are comfortable with strict protocols and having a more corporate vibe in terms of how work is given to you and how you deal with the team then n8n might not be for you. - As with any startup, there's some things that are not yet set in stone and require your own consideration on how to proceed. - Your tasks might not be entirely just programming, perhaps you might be tasked to write documentation for a couple of days or do other monkey work, but in the end it's all to provide the best user experience.

Stressciting place to work

VP of Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: + strong mission + down-to-earth culture + plenty of opportunities for people who want to have impact

Cons: - The downside of extreme growth is that there is always a lot going on; prioritizing can be challenging, and sometimes work can be a bit stressful.

5.0
Stressciting place to work
VP of Engineering • Current Employee
Berlin
June 17, 2025
Pros: + strong mission + down-to-earth culture + plenty of opportunities for people who want to have impact
Cons: - The downside of extreme growth is that there is always a lot going on; prioritizing can be challenging, and sometimes work can be a bit stressful.

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