Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
The whole interview process took about 6 weeks. I had a take-home assignment, one tech phone screening, and five onsite interviews.
For the onsite portion, I had four tech interviews. Each interviewer spent 15 to 20 minutes on behavioral/cultural questions, with the rest of the time dedicated to algorithms, data structures, and OOP design. The lunch interview focused entirely on behavior and culture.
I felt that Redfin is serious about hiring people who share similar values with them, so be sure to learn about their culture and propositions. The questions were typical LeetCode easy-medium and OOP design problems (e.g., a poker game).
Unfortunately, some of the interviewers I met were not competent or skilled enough. When I was going in a wrong direction while solving a coding question, they didn't really catch what was wrong and were unable to provide hints or guidance.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Redfin Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Redfin's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Redfin's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Redfin Work Experiences
- 4.0Growing pains, Great futureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, WAJuly 2, 2015Pros: - Other world-class engineers - Top pay and benefits - A real "change the game" mission - Progressive technology - The website that is amazing and the source of all good things Redfin is fundamentally sound and can be the Amazon of real estate.Cons: - Lack of strategic thinking - Lack of operational core competency Glenn is a great inspiration and works as hard as anyone, but needs help working smarter. This in turn has created a management culture that follows his lead and values hard work (now now now! go go go!) over working smarter strategically. This leads to emotional roller coaster rides. Redfin lacks "operators" who understand structural efficiency in the org and create reliable, steady growth. It is hard.
- 5.0Good Interview experienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, WAMarch 3, 2018Pros: Good environment and career reputation.Cons: Limited development space and less project flexibility.
- 4.0thoughtful but overly cautious leadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WANovember 12, 2025Pros: Leaders seem to care.Cons: The acquiring company, Rocket, leadership seems to have taken a lot of control from Redfin leadership, which comes with Rocket's big corporate mentality.
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