Senior Staff Engineer Interview Experience
January 30, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Had three interviews, all on the phone, one at a time. The process seems very slow and cumbersome. The interviews lasted over six weeks. It does not seem they know what they are looking for.
Questions
Why do you want to work here?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Seagate Technology Senior Staff Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Seagate Technology's interview process for their Senior Staff Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Seagate Technology's Senior Staff Engineer interview process in United States.
Seagate Technology Work Experiences
2.0
used to be a great place to work
Senior Staff Engineer • Former Employee
Longmont, CO
January 26, 2024
Pros: A great team of coworkers here.
Cons: Schedule compression and unreasonable management expectations.
3.0
A company in its downhill
Senior Staff Engineer • Current Employee
August 18, 2025
Pros: The company has a very long history, and many things can be learnt here.
Cons: It is very hard to earn money from selling HDD nowadays. Top management takes care of themselves and investors by cutting costs and pushing stock dividends. The talented employees who are capable of finding jobs elsewhere are already gone.
4.0
Chill but challenging
Senior Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Longmont, CO
August 4, 2026
Pros: Pretty chill work environment in Longmont.
Cons: There are not a lot of engineers to compete with.
- 2.0used to be a great place to workSenior Staff Engineer • Former EmployeeLongmont, COJanuary 26, 2024Pros: A great team of coworkers here.Cons: Schedule compression and unreasonable management expectations.
- 3.0A company in its downhillSenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 18, 2025Pros: The company has a very long history, and many things can be learnt here.Cons: It is very hard to earn money from selling HDD nowadays. Top management takes care of themselves and investors by cutting costs and pushing stock dividends. The talented employees who are capable of finding jobs elsewhere are already gone.
- 4.0Chill but challengingSenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeLongmont, COAugust 4, 2026Pros: Pretty chill work environment in Longmont.Cons: There are not a lot of engineers to compete with.
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