Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
September 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Received a referral, which led to an online coding challenge, then a one-hour coding interview, and then an invitation for a remote onsite. Didn't end up doing the remote onsite. Recruiters seemed friendly enough.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Scale AI Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Scale AI's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral58%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Scale AI's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Scale AI Work Experiences
3.0
Great environment wlb is hard
Software Engineer • Former Employee
May 2, 2025
Pros: Great place to learn and work hard.
Cons: Work life balance is not optimal.
4.0
Chaotic work environment but lots of talent
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
May 29, 2025
Pros: 1. You'll learn quickly.
2. Smart colleagues.
3. An entrepreneurial environment of lots of people coming from startups and leaving to do their own startup.
4. You interface frequently with leadership.
Cons: 1. Talent is underutilized due to lack of alchemy and processes at the company.
2. Long hours.
3. Team-dependent, but likely to get thrown in the deep end with no onboarding.
4. Business is spiky and asks change frequently.
4.0
High-intensity, high growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 4, 2025
Pros: - Lots of ownership opportunities
- Working on the frontier and exposure to the top AI companies and researchers
- Very smart and motivated coworkers
Cons: - Very bad WLB (50-60 hour weeks, sometimes 80-100) that is improving
- Operations at its core, not working on building AI models but rather the datasets
- 3.0Great environment wlb is hardSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMay 2, 2025Pros: Great place to learn and work hard.Cons: Work life balance is not optimal.
- 4.0Chaotic work environment but lots of talentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAMay 29, 2025Pros: 1. You'll learn quickly. 2. Smart colleagues. 3. An entrepreneurial environment of lots of people coming from startups and leaving to do their own startup. 4. You interface frequently with leadership.Cons: 1. Talent is underutilized due to lack of alchemy and processes at the company. 2. Long hours. 3. Team-dependent, but likely to get thrown in the deep end with no onboarding. 4. Business is spiky and asks change frequently.
- 4.0High-intensity, high growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 4, 2025Pros: - Lots of ownership opportunities - Working on the frontier and exposure to the top AI companies and researchers - Very smart and motivated coworkersCons: - Very bad WLB (50-60 hour weeks, sometimes 80-100) that is improving - Operations at its core, not working on building AI models but rather the datasets
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