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Senior Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

May 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interviews were fairly easy and focused on leadership qualities.

The interview process was too long and lasted for more than a month. Half the time, it was me following up on the application. I had a total of 4 rounds of interviews:

  • Initial recruiter call.
  • Zoom calls with the Hiring Manager (leadership) and a Staff Engineer (technical).
  • Zoom calls with a peer of the Hiring Manager, a Product Manager, and a Bar Raiser (all leadership).
  • Hiring Manager (leadership).

The ridiculous aspect of the last round of interviews was that the manager opened by saying he received positive feedback for all the previous rounds. He was also the first person to interview me a month prior. If I had passed all the previous rounds, and he was the first person to screen me, why would he reject me in the last round? Is this a pastime for all people involved? Ridiculous!

Questions

Questions regarding Leadership and System Design

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rivian Senior Software Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.

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

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rivian's Senior Software Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.

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