Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
The interview process was smooth, encompassing both a screening and an on-site component. The interview questions were insightful, covering both technical and non-technical aspects. I also appreciated the lack of "fluff," with multiple coding rounds integrated efficiently into the on-site portion, ensuring that time was used effectively.
The recruiter thoughtfully sent a DoorDash credit in advance of the on-site interview to cover lunch.
The final round involved a chat with leadership. My conversation was with the CEO, whose behavior and attitude were absolutely abysmal. He exhibited an ego and arrogance in his tone and the questions he asked throughout the interview, acting as if he were doing candidates a significant favor by granting his time or even considering them for a role.
It was a shock to encounter such a polite and capable team, only to perceive a clear leadership problem brewing at the top.
🚩🚩🚩 Leadership ego and rudeness should not be tolerated anywhere 🚩🚩🚩
Questions
Why do you want to join Notion?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Notion Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Notion's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Notion's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Notion Work Experiences
- 5.0Notion labs reviewSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābādOctober 14, 2025Pros: Great culture and WLB, and you get to work with good engineers. No politics.Cons: There are no product teams yet in the India site.
- 5.0Great coworkers and passionate user baseSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CANovember 29, 2024Pros: - High talent density. Notion is very picky about who they hire, and it has resulted in having very ambitious, talented, and caring coworkers. - Business is healthy. - Lots of growth opportunities internally since the company is still small for the scale they are at.Cons: - Work can get intense at times since we're in a competitive industry and need to operate quickly, which is not for everyone. - Stock is not liquid yet.
- 5.0I love this company!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 25, 2022Pros: This is one of the best companies that I have worked for, and it's definitely the best startup. * Founders have a clear vision about the product. * The product has a positive social impact, and we use it ourselves and improve it everyday. * Transparency, a friendly working environment, caring about social causes, etc. These are a few aspects holding well as the company grows.Cons: Bay Area office is in San Francisco. The company has very successful stories with in-person collaboration when it was very small, so we still push towards in-office. Currently there is a plan to be in office two days a week. This can have some uncertainties for some people. * We are growing very fast. There can be a lot of dynamics on organization change or product refocus. * A lot of pieces need a bit of re-architecture to improve dev velocity. We have more people working on these, but it will take some time.
