Process
I was invited to a virtual coding interview as the first round. It was equivalent to an easy LeetCode problem. I didn't finish the question within the interview because I got tripped up, but the interviewer said he saw that I had the solution. I got a rejection email a week later.
Questions
There was a coding problem similar to an easy LeetCode question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 56 interview experiences for the Rokt Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Rokt's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive27%
Neutral16%
Negative57%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rokt's Software Engineer interview process.
Rokt Work Experiences
1.0
Interesting projects and great co-workers, overshadowed by toxic management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 10, 2023
Pros: - Good compensation package,
snacks,
smart coworkers,
travel opportunity,
interesting projects
Cons: - Not remote friendly, no work-life balance.
- Management is extremely toxic.
- Fire and hire culture. Management announces to the company that 20% of staff will underperform (basically, just get ready to be fired).
- IPO is no longer worth it for new starters.
5.0
Smart colleagues and abundant tools
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 24, 2026
Pros: There are really smart people. You have every tool you can imagine to succeed.
Cons: Sometimes future outlook and management methods are a bit opaque.
1.0
Poor work-life balance, toxic culture, incompetent leadership, and limited growth. But hey, free lunch!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 26, 2023
Pros: - Get to work with smart, driven people.
- Can pick up many new skills working here.
- Free catered lunch every day, snacks, drinks, etc.
Cons: - Top-down culture of fear at the company. There are no 360 reviews here, so performance is only evaluated by your direct manager, with no real input from anyone else. As a result, people are afraid to speak up to the CEO and CCO, who are a husband/wife duo. This fear trickles down to the rest of the organization.
- Hire-to-fire culture, borrowed straight from the Amazon playbook. The expectation is that each performance cycle, 20% of all employees will be "below the bar" and will eventually get pushed out. Employee churn is constant.
- Work-life balance does not exist here. Be prepared to work nights and weekends.
- There are several people in exco and lower management that are straight-up incompetent. More than a few managers here have no idea how to build/grow a team, motivate people, or give actionable feedback.
- Favoritism and office politics are a mainstay here.
- Promotions are infrequent and often denied for dubious reasons, as the company tends to hire externally rather than grow existing employees.
- Despite there being many interesting technical problems to solve, engineering teams are frequently not given enough scope to achieve the business impact needed for promotion.
- Compensation is not competitive with market rates, despite a high hiring bar.
- Tech stack has a surprising amount of legacy code and poor architectural decisions that don't scale well.
- 1.0Interesting projects and great co-workers, overshadowed by toxic managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 10, 2023Pros: - Good compensation package, snacks, smart coworkers, travel opportunity, interesting projectsCons: - Not remote friendly, no work-life balance. - Management is extremely toxic. - Fire and hire culture. Management announces to the company that 20% of staff will underperform (basically, just get ready to be fired). - IPO is no longer worth it for new starters.
- 5.0Smart colleagues and abundant toolsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 24, 2026Pros: There are really smart people. You have every tool you can imagine to succeed.Cons: Sometimes future outlook and management methods are a bit opaque.
- 1.0Poor work-life balance, toxic culture, incompetent leadership, and limited growth. But hey, free lunch!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 26, 2023Pros: - Get to work with smart, driven people. - Can pick up many new skills working here. - Free catered lunch every day, snacks, drinks, etc.Cons: - Top-down culture of fear at the company. There are no 360 reviews here, so performance is only evaluated by your direct manager, with no real input from anyone else. As a result, people are afraid to speak up to the CEO and CCO, who are a husband/wife duo. This fear trickles down to the rest of the organization. - Hire-to-fire culture, borrowed straight from the Amazon playbook. The expectation is that each performance cycle, 20% of all employees will be "below the bar" and will eventually get pushed out. Employee churn is constant. - Work-life balance does not exist here. Be prepared to work nights and weekends. - There are several people in exco and lower management that are straight-up incompetent. More than a few managers here have no idea how to build/grow a team, motivate people, or give actionable feedback. - Favoritism and office politics are a mainstay here. - Promotions are infrequent and often denied for dubious reasons, as the company tends to hire externally rather than grow existing employees. - Despite there being many interesting technical problems to solve, engineering teams are frequently not given enough scope to achieve the business impact needed for promotion. - Compensation is not competitive with market rates, despite a high hiring bar. - Tech stack has a surprising amount of legacy code and poor architectural decisions that don't scale well.
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