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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 24, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I completed the first technical screen.

There were two one-hour technical interviews conducted over a 2.5-hour video call. I performed very well in the first interview and submitted the solution. The second interview focused on using the Datetime library.

If you had a strong understanding of this library, you might have performed well on this question. However, I had never used this library before. The solution wasn't complex, but it required extensive Googling to understand how the library functions.

Testing candidates on a specific library is not a good or fair assessment of their programming abilities or skills. Despite this issue, the interviewers were genuinely kind and professional.

Questions

Datetime objects

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 50 interview experiences for the Plaid Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Plaid's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive36%
Neutral14%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Plaid's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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