Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 3, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
They were looking for a founding engineer, and I felt like I was a good fit. However, the recruiter was a bit rude and ended the Zoom call within five minutes.
Questions
Tell me about yourself, please.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Rippling Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Rippling's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral0%
Negative40%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Rippling's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Rippling Work Experiences
4.0
Mixed bag review
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 13, 2025
Pros: Lots of opportunity to learn how a company grows, take ownership, and translate work into results. Room to grow in your career quickly. Pay is pretty good. Good exposure to former founders if you're looking to do that in the future.
Cons: Unrealistic deadlines cause quality to take a backseat in lieu of shipping fast. Some people have a pessimistic attitude and think the company is toxic, and this sentiment spreads. The bureaucracy and politics of a fast-growing company can be annoying. Managers will take credit for things, micromanage, and don't know how to push back on execs or manage up. This could be solved by learning how to manage up yourself.
5.0
Overall, the best place I've worked at
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 30, 2022
Pros: My manager is very kind, understanding, and hands-off. They let me take responsibility and drive things.
The greater team is also great.
Company financials and goals are shared internally every month, which makes it very clear how the company is doing.
There's a positive outlook for growth.
Compensation is solid.
Cons: Perhaps the stock will be worthless, but that's just how startups go. For Software Engineering: Some internal things just aren't that mature, but it's not a huge deal and it's always getting better.
1.0
Ultra high pressure, zero work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 3, 2021
Pros: The company is growing, so that's that.
Cons: No work-life balance.
Working 12-hour days while receiving high pressure.
The codebase is horrible. It's frustrating to add new features, it's frustrating to debug, and it's frustrating to deal with support tickets.
All requirements are top-down; there is no pushback.
There is no culture of saying no, and the codebase shows it.
If you want a life, avoid at all costs.
- 4.0Mixed bag reviewSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 13, 2025Pros: Lots of opportunity to learn how a company grows, take ownership, and translate work into results. Room to grow in your career quickly. Pay is pretty good. Good exposure to former founders if you're looking to do that in the future.Cons: Unrealistic deadlines cause quality to take a backseat in lieu of shipping fast. Some people have a pessimistic attitude and think the company is toxic, and this sentiment spreads. The bureaucracy and politics of a fast-growing company can be annoying. Managers will take credit for things, micromanage, and don't know how to push back on execs or manage up. This could be solved by learning how to manage up yourself.
- 5.0Overall, the best place I've worked atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 30, 2022Pros: My manager is very kind, understanding, and hands-off. They let me take responsibility and drive things. The greater team is also great. Company financials and goals are shared internally every month, which makes it very clear how the company is doing. There's a positive outlook for growth. Compensation is solid.Cons: Perhaps the stock will be worthless, but that's just how startups go. For Software Engineering: Some internal things just aren't that mature, but it's not a huge deal and it's always getting better.
- 1.0Ultra high pressure, zero work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 3, 2021Pros: The company is growing, so that's that.Cons: No work-life balance. Working 12-hour days while receiving high pressure. The codebase is horrible. It's frustrating to add new features, it's frustrating to debug, and it's frustrating to deal with support tickets. All requirements are top-down; there is no pushback. There is no culture of saying no, and the codebase shows it. If you want a life, avoid at all costs.
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