Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
6 rounds, mostly with engineers, 1 with VP of Engineering. The overall process was very smooth.
I felt the interview experience was very similar to Airbnb, except Airbnb's cultural round at the end. They also gave me a take-home exercise, which I enjoyed working on.
I would rate it 5/5 on good quality questions and difficulty level. Keeping interviews difficult is very important to hire the best and keep the culture good.
Questions
Standard algorithmic problems related to their business and real world, dynamic programming problems, N x N grid.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the OpenTable Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
OpenTable's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for OpenTable's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
OpenTable Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 30, 2017Pros: Great place to work, full of smart people who care about you as a person. As a recent college grad, I was surprised with how much my opinion mattered in design decisions, and this made me love my job even more.Cons: The career path isn't as clear as it could be.
- 5.0A good place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMelbourneJuly 18, 2021Pros: A good work culture that provides career development and supports R&D and work-life balance.Cons: No real cons that one can think of.
- 3.0Fun culture with good pay, but fast-paced pressureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, ONOctober 29, 2026Pros: Fun culture, and the pay is pretty goodCons: There is a lot of push on getting code out fast with AI.
