Data Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Lengthy, but thorough and fair. It's also a take-home assignment. Overall, it could take about 24 hours of work.
The lengthy take-home assignment and approximately 8 hours of interviews were involved.
It's certainly a time commitment, but I think it was fair.
Questions
Performance of joins vs. window functions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Plaid Data Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Plaid's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Plaid's Data Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Plaid Work Experiences
3.0
Startup culture is strong. Engineering talent is mediocre.
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
November 24, 2024
Pros: - Startup culture
- Fast career growth
Cons: - Mediocre engineer talent
- Long work hours
5.0
Fantastic place to work
Engineering Manager • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
April 15, 2019
Pros: High transparency, high autonomy, an open and relaxed work culture, and a great business model
Cons: Lots of change as a growing company, and not the place to come to relax in your career.
5.0
Great team
Engineering • Current Employee
January 2, 2021
Pros: The team really cares about you and your growth and happiness.
Cons: Substantial variance in manager efficacy
- 3.0Startup culture is strong. Engineering talent is mediocre.Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYNovember 24, 2024Pros: - Startup culture - Fast career growthCons: - Mediocre engineer talent - Long work hours
- 5.0Fantastic place to workEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 15, 2019Pros: High transparency, high autonomy, an open and relaxed work culture, and a great business modelCons: Lots of change as a growing company, and not the place to come to relax in your career.
- 5.0Great teamEngineering • Current EmployeeJanuary 2, 2021Pros: The team really cares about you and your growth and happiness.Cons: Substantial variance in manager efficacy
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