Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
A few brief chats with engineers on the phone, and then I was flown out to San Francisco for panel interviews, including pairing sessions. I met with the team all at once, and then did individual interviews and pairing sessions on site.
Questions
Explain why I would use Docker to run my Cassandra cluster.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the New Relic Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
New Relic's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for New Relic's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
New Relic Work Experiences
- 2.0Good work-life balance but toxic culture and poor leadershipSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeePortland, OROctober 20, 2026Pros: Good work-life balance and decent base pay.Cons: Nothing replaced RSUs when the company got purchased by private equity, and many took a significant pay cut. Culture is toxic, leadership is clueless, communication is nonexistent, and chaos is normal.
- 3.0Its ok but PE made it worse.Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeePortland, ORSeptember 5, 2025Pros: Remote friendly and plenty of complex problems to work on.Cons: Offshoring when private equity took over.
- 1.0Toxic culture and pressure to mislead on social mediaSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābādAugust 7, 2026Pros: Nothing good, and it is a sinking ship.Cons: Too much pressure by HR Leader in India to write positive feedback on Glassdoor and post pictures on LinkedIn. LinkedIn has become like Facebook, and every day there is a fake post on LinkedIn from HR Leader to showcase positivity and mislead people. New grads should join only if they don’t have another option. Great leaders who have set the foundation; they were mistreated and have left. Worst culture set by Global CHRO.
