Process
I had a phone interview with a developer in their San Francisco office. I was told that Redfin covers relocation/housing.
During the interview, before the technical portion, my interviewer stated that Redfin does not cover relocation and that I should interview with my local office. He said he would ask the recruiter to set up an interview with my local office, and we ended it there.
Two weeks later, my recruiter finally emailed me, stating they were moving forward with other candidates. Essentially, they wasted my time with half an interview and rejected me before any technical questions.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Redfin Software Engineering role in United States.
Success Rate
Redfin's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Redfin's Software Engineering interview process in United States.
Redfin Work Experiences
- 5.0Best culture in bay areaSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 3, 2020Pros: Company culture is great. Stock prices are going up. Start-up culture, so a lot of learnings.Cons: Nothing that I can think of.
- 1.0Has gone the way of AmazonEngineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WAJanuary 5, 2016Pros: - Competitive salary - Data-driven decisionsCons: - If you don't see yourself as the greatest engineer ever, you aren't qualified to work here. - You will be broken down and reassembled into an Agile (read sweatshop) version of yourself. Machines don't need downtime, so you don't need it, either.
- 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.
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