Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
The interview process involves a coding challenge, a phone screen, and an on-site interview. All are pretty difficult, but not impossible to solve. You don't need a competition programming background to do well, although it is probably helpful.
The office is very nice, but the interviewers were kind of aloof and didn't seem to like me.
Questions
Signed NDA.
For the phone screen, some of the LeetCode tagged questions are helpful.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Quora Software Engineer (Internship) role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
Quora's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Mountain View, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Quora's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Mountain View, California.
Quora Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Great Team, Terrible LeaderSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2024Pros: Great team culture and a nice person.Cons: Horrible leader and massive company decision.
- 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.
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