Software Engineer Manager Interview Experience
Process
The recruiter mentioned that Pure Storage was looking for managers with a lot of technical experience who were newer to management to lead teams through expansion as the company grew. The phone and on-site interviews were a mix of technical and management experience. Overall, the interview process was similar to those at other tech companies.
Questions
Usual manager stuff:
High vs. low performers
Program a stack
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Pure Storage Software Engineer Manager role in United States.
Success Rate
Pure Storage's interview process for their Software Engineer Manager roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Pure Storage's Software Engineer Manager interview process in United States.
Pure Storage Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Culture, Few ConsEngineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 20, 2025Pros: Overall good culture. They really went out of their way to have different groups within an organization work together and socialize together, etc.Cons: Not much as far as a company goes.
- 5.0Great Team, Helpful ManagementStorage Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 16, 2021Pros: Friendly co-workers. Management is helpful.Cons: Nothing, everything is great here.
- 5.0Great Balance, No ConsSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 1, 2023Pros: Work-life balance is great.Cons: As of now, I don't see any cons.
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