Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager interview, and then a virtual onsite. The virtual onsite consisted of three modules: two behavioral interviews and one technical design interview.
The behavioral interviews focused on people management, roadmapping, and cross-team collaboration.
Questions
All interviewers were great to engage with. Down-to-earth, humble, they listened more, talked less, and were excited to be contributing to Patreon's mission.
I really enjoyed interacting with the people on the team and felt like they were people I would want to work with.
Unfortunately, I didn't get an offer. However, I heard back promptly within 2-3 days after every interview. Good luck to them.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Patreon Software Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Patreon's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Patreon's Software Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Patreon Work Experiences
- 1.0Creative Product, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 22, 2020Pros: Lots of great creators use the platform. It's satisfying to see so much great work being created on a product you worked on!Cons: Where do I even begin? There's no room to grow. The only way to get promoted is to be pals with leadership while managing backstabbing colleagues who will throw you under the bus to get ahead. C-levels are flaky and indecisive and can't commit to a product roadmap or company goals. The CEO says "40 hours a week is not enough" while selling a company culture of creativity and work-life balance. There's no stability. VPs get hired and fired annually, along with a constant cycle of layoffs and hiring sprees for ICs. You'll have a new people manager every quarter.
- 3.0Great company; the organization can do betterSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 29, 2020Pros: - Great culture - Flexible schedule - Supports learning - Very collaborativeCons: - Doesn't match 401k. - Product strategy isn't well-defined. - Leadership is constantly changing. - Compensation is meh compared to the work that is expected. - Felt a bit top-down.
- 4.0I worked on the subscription billing projectSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 10, 2025Pros: It was a great experience at Patreon.Cons: Everything was good enough, nothing like cons out there.
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