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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

March 1, 2018
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Process

I was first contacted by a recruiter. Then, I applied through an internal reference, which allowed me to accelerate the process, especially since I already had multiple offers. I interviewed with a specific team that required very deep knowledge in their domain, as they were looking to fill a senior position. I was able to get an on-site interview scheduled quickly.

The interview consisted of 5 rounds.

One of the rounds involved discussing previous experience and behavioral-type questions with the hiring manager, which is pretty standard.

The other rounds were highly technical, and the questions they asked were quite difficult.

Everyone I had a chance to meet was very professional and truly a pleasure to interact with. At the end of it, I felt that it was very mentally challenging but rewarding, like I had exercised every single brain cell.

Due to the NDA, I am not going to share the questions, but they were all fair game, and every interviewer was very reasonable with their expectations. Overall, I feel that the interview process was great, and everyone was highly professional, from the recruiters and interviewers to the hiring manager.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Pinterest Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Pinterest's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%

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

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