Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied online and received an online Codility assessment that would expire within two weeks from the date of receipt of the email. You can familiarize yourself with the Codility environment and solve company-specific questions. The assessment was 70 minutes long and had four questions.
Questions
The first question was easy; the remaining three questions were difficult. These were LeetCode mediums and hard problems. Practice Quora-specific questions on CodeSignal and LeetCode Quora tags.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Quora Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Quora's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Quora's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Quora Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to work at!Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2023Pros: I loved it here - amazing people!Cons: I can't think of any, actually.
- 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.
- 4.0decent place to work and learnSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMontreal, QCJune 10, 2026Pros: Fun, engaging people and work.Cons: - Rapidly changing roadmap. - Can be too fast-paced at times.
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