Process
A straightforward interview process used CodeSignal and video conferencing to test basic algorithmic thinking ability. This included, but was not limited to, trees (binary), breadth-first search, depth-first search, and hashmaps.
Questions
Breadth-first search and depth-first search
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Reddit SWE role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Reddit's interview process for their SWE roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Reddit's SWE interview process in United States.
Reddit Work Experiences
5.0
Well-organized, fun, and engaging internship with a lot of support, plus an overall fantastic company
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
July 4, 2023
Pros: Benefits are great: free lunch, unlimited free snacks, you choose how often you want to come in, if at all. Work is challenging and engaging, yet fun, and the people are phenomenal.
The NY office is gorgeous, on the 33rd floor of the World Trade Center, with a bunch of in-office perks, so you feel super motivated to come into work.
Everyone genuinely cares about you and your wellbeing, and the culture is super fun and collaborative.
Cons: Can't think of one. Just an absolute dream of a company to work for.
5.0
A great company to work for
Senior Android Developer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 3, 2025
Pros: - Great level of autonomy.
- Very skilled developers.
- Highly effective cross-functional teams.
- Good pay, good fun.
- Actual impact on the app that is used by millions.
- Quick adaptation to the latest tech.
- A/B testing culture.
Cons: - Things can get messy easily.
- Tough onboarding.
- Product people are too busy.
2.0
Used to be good
Staff Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 9, 2025
Pros: Fully remote.
Eng culture used to be good.
Cons: Things change a lot after IPO. Random layoffs from time to time.
- 5.0Well-organized, fun, and engaging internship with a lot of support, plus an overall fantastic companySoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeJuly 4, 2023Pros: Benefits are great: free lunch, unlimited free snacks, you choose how often you want to come in, if at all. Work is challenging and engaging, yet fun, and the people are phenomenal. The NY office is gorgeous, on the 33rd floor of the World Trade Center, with a bunch of in-office perks, so you feel super motivated to come into work. Everyone genuinely cares about you and your wellbeing, and the culture is super fun and collaborative.Cons: Can't think of one. Just an absolute dream of a company to work for.
- 5.0A great company to work forSenior Android Developer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 3, 2025Pros: - Great level of autonomy. - Very skilled developers. - Highly effective cross-functional teams. - Good pay, good fun. - Actual impact on the app that is used by millions. - Quick adaptation to the latest tech. - A/B testing culture.Cons: - Things can get messy easily. - Tough onboarding. - Product people are too busy.
- 2.0Used to be goodStaff Machine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 9, 2025Pros: Fully remote. Eng culture used to be good.Cons: Things change a lot after IPO. Random layoffs from time to time.
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