Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
There was one technical phone screen.
Following that was the onsite, consisting of:
- 3 technical interviews
- 1 behavioral interview
- 1 lunch interview
This was followed by a quick wrap-up with the recruiter. Pretty standard.
If all goes well, you can learn more about the team through a series of one-on-one chats with the members of the team you would be working with.
Questions
Recursion question on the whiteboard.
Data structure and implementation on your laptop.
System/API design on a whiteboard.
How do you resolve conflicting opinions/perspectives on your team?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Reddit Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Reddit's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Reddit's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Reddit Work Experiences
- 1.0Terrible upper management! Stay away!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 12, 2023Pros: There are some talented and kind engineers who work at Reddit.Cons: The management is not at all transparent. Employees are just another number to managers. No one really cares about your career growth. It feels like they want to squeeze the most out of you at the lowest pay possible.
- 4.0Fun People, Avoid AttritionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2025Pros: The people there are fun to work with.Cons: Some teams were better than others. If there's a lot of attrition in one team, then try and avoid that team.
- 4.0Great People, Bad ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2023Pros: Really wonderful people with colorful events.Cons: I have heard of at least three bad experiences with management.
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