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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

February 2, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and the recruiter reached out to me. However, after two months and multiple email correspondences, we still had yet to speak on the phone.

The recruiter was extremely slow responding to my emails (normally half a week to a full week each time), making scheduling phone calls extremely difficult. He missed our scheduled phone call and then asked to reschedule, but was also out sick for a full two weeks and didn't get anyone to cover for him, leaving me in radio silence as to what happened. It was only after I received an offer that my recruiter mentioned they weren't planning to hire new grads currently and were only looking for more senior engineers.

Reddit needs to improve its hiring process. Initially, my response to getting an email from them was, "Who doesn't want to work for Reddit?" But after this experience, I don't think I'm ever applying there again.

Questions

Did not get asked any interview questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Reddit Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

23%
Pass Rate

Reddit's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive45%
Neutral14%
Negative41%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Reddit's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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