Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
I started through their website and was quickly contacted by a recruiter. I had a phone screen, a technical interview, and finally an onsite interview in Mountain View. The onsite included a tour of the office and over five interviews back to back, including one over lunch. Some interviews were technical and some were not.
Questions
Find the minimum number of knight moves between two squares on a grid.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Quora Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
Quora's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Quora's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Quora Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Culture, Equity ConcernsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMay 9, 2025Pros: Good remote-first culture, flat structure.Cons: Don't worry about options/equity expiring. Not enough people.
- 5.0Best pre-IPO company to work for in South BaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 5, 2018Pros: Genuinely noble and interesting mission. Really smart and humble people (the quality is much better than some of the big names like Google or Facebook). Super friendly culture to introverts like myself. Highly competitive pay and great benefits.Cons: Can do better at work-life balance, but already pretty good as a startup.
- 1.0Not as goodSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 17, 2017Pros: Quora makes good clothing and gear for employees and top writers.Cons: Quora does not have a good external reputation. It used to be that Quora was impressive on a resume. Not anymore, I discovered when I interviewed for engineering jobs in the spring. People are not excited to come to work, and they are leaving at a bad rate.
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