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SWE New Grad Interview Experience

October 2, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process consisted of four rounds:

  • Online test
  • Phone call
  • Technical interviews
  • Final call

Despite completing these rounds, I was rejected with no explanation. It seems there was no good reason for the rejection, particularly as the final call involved the interviewer asking random questions he appeared to be making up on the spot.

The overall interview process was messy and chaotic. This experience transformed my initial excitement about working there into significant hesitation, even if an offer were to be extended.

I was asked to complete a three-hour interview with only two days' notice, which I found unprofessional.

Furthermore, the final interviewer admitted to making up questions during the interview and not having prepared. This was very unprofessional and a clear red flag.

During the final call, the interviewer was unable to answer any of my questions. I suspect they selected a random software engineer for this final interview.

One of the technical questions was poorly designed. It was a systems design question that essentially asked to design a dictionary using a dictionary. Smh.

I got the sense that the interviewers did not know what they were doing. While I understand this can happen, they should have received training, so I attribute this to the company. The interview process suggested the company was just another chaotic startup.

Questions

Behavioral and technical. They seemed to make up questions on the spot.

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Ripple's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Ripple's SWE New Grad interview process in United States.

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