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Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

March 11, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through another source. The process took 3 weeks.

It was a really smooth overall process, with great communication and tech. The second-round system design interview did not go well because of poor communication with the interviewer: very unclear direction; difficult to understand (audibly); contradictory answers to questions (including about constraints and areas of focus); facilitated and encouraged time-wasting on less important points; and it was also unclear whether visuals mattered more or less than talking through the problem. The question was not very difficult, but it was a strictly timed assessment that started about 12 minutes into the allotted 50 or 60 minutes. The prompt was vague, and I was not able to completely answer all of the technical questions that he seemed to be looking for.

Questions

Design a job scheduling system.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Robinhood Staff Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Robinhood's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Robinhood's Staff Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

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