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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 4, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.

  • Recruiter call
  • Technical interview with a standard DSA LeetCode question

Those went well, but after that, in planning to potentially moving to onsite, I was asked again a bunch of questions about my background and passion for AI as well as things I had already answered and talked about earlier in the process. They were very condescending and told me they needed to justify whether they would fly me out for an onsite. Definitely gives an insight into the culture, and it doesn't seem like one I'd ever want to be a part of.

Questions

It was a standard medium to hard LeetCode question.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Sierra Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Sierra's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral0%
Negative75%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Sierra's Software Engineer interview process.

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