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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

November 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was one of the worst phone screens I've ever experienced.

The screener was continually distracted by audible Slack notifications during our call. The "coding question" asked had little relevance to the work you would actually be doing on the job.

The interview prep document said to make sure to ask "clarifying questions" to "make sure you are on the right path."

I asked several of these throughout the interview and did not get any helpful feedback from the interviewer, including one rude response about a genuinely ambiguous part of the question.

Had I advanced to the interview round, I would have asked if the interviews would be similar "gotcha" questions with little relevance to the work, and probably opted out if so. Had I seen the other feedback on Glassdoor, I would not have bothered applying.

I would not have much confidence that the people who are getting through this screening process know much about how to do the job in production.

Questions

I don't like when people share my questions on Glassdoor, and I'm not going to share here.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Rippling Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Rippling's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive0%
Neutral14%
Negative86%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rippling's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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