Process
Applied online and was contacted for an on-campus interview.
A 30-minute technical interview on campus was followed fairly promptly by an invitation to interview on-site.
On-site interviews consisted of three hour-long interviews with different engineers.
Recruiters and interviewers were very nice and straightforward.
They also followed up very quickly after the on-site interview (I was not given an offer).
Questions
Mostly standard interview questions, but they had a practical that involved looking at an existing codebase. You are given the option of Python, Java, or Javascript. The Python one involved a Macbook, and I had to track down a bug that involved a stack overflow.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Quora Software Engineering role in United States.
Success Rate
Quora's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Quora's Software Engineering interview process in United States.
Quora Work Experiences
- 4.0Good work culture, but lacks job securityProduct Quality Lead • Current EmployeeMay 20, 2026Pros: The company has a good work culture.Cons: The company does not provide job security.
- 3.0Good, Nothing BadHead Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 17, 2020Pros: Good, nice, nothing as bad.Cons: Nothing to share so, yeah.
- 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.
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