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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

July 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process is about 4 weeks.

The first phone interview is a mix of technical questions and a coding exercise. The exercise was pretty easy, and the interviewer was really nice and kind, answering all my questions. I did pretty well and expected an onsite interview. But HR said they forgot to mention I needed two rounds of phone interviews. They said it's a normal process for candidates who are not in the Bay Area.

The second interview only had technical questions, but was very detailed and focused on the architecture in the company. I passed it and got the onsite interview.

I signed the NDA for the final round interview, so I can't share the details. I answered almost every question and did pretty well. All the developers and the manager were very nice and friendly.

After a couple of days, I received the response from HR saying they were considering candidates with more experience, so I didn't get an offer. It was weird since the job position didn't mention it was a Senior role. I also met all of the requirements in the description.

An interesting thing is, after a couple of weeks, HR contacted me and asked if I wanted another round of interview. This time they were asking if I wanted to apply for the Junior role of the position. I said yes, and HR wanted me to have another round of interview. I felt really weird at this point; why would I need to have another round after I did an onsite?

The interview was with the manager I spoke with during the onsite interview. We had a great conversation, and I thought I was going to get the offer. The next day I went on vacation, so they said they'd follow up with me after I came back. But when I tried to reach them again, the HR had left the company, and another HR took over the process and didn't give me an offer.

I'm really disappointed with the process, and they haven't even sent the check for all the reimbursement after 3 months of the onsite interview. The two HRs I contacted both left the company, so I don't know when I can receive the check.

Questions

I signed an NDA.

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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

9%
Pass 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

Positive55%
Neutral9%
Negative36%

Candidates reported having good feelings for OpenTable's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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