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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

May 19, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days.

Recruiter screen, online assessment. The online assessment is wildly difficult for candidates without specific domain knowledge, and definitely leetcode "hard" level even if you've seen the question before. Ultimately it is possible to figure it out with just DSA fundamentals, but seeing this problem beforehand would be an enormous advantage.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Perplexity Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Perplexity's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive75%
Neutral25%
Negative0%

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

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