Process
The whole process took around one and a half months. It was pretty smooth. After the initial technical screen, I asked if I could speak with the Hiring Manager to understand the role and opportunities better. The recruiters were happy to oblige, and I was much more confident about progressing to the next step after the HM chat.
The actual virtual onsite interview was short and smooth. It consisted of four one-hour sessions: one coding, one system design, and one hiring manager interview.
After I got the offer, I was able to meet with multiple engineers and executives at the company and also attend some company events. This gave me a pretty good idea about the culture and how they work. Overall, the experience was really smooth, and I was pretty confident about my decision to take the role at the end.
Questions
I can't disclose the questions, but the coding questions are not LeetCode-style. They try to recreate real-world problems at the company and work with you to solve the problem. There is no need to prepare. Just focus on best practices and be more organised in your thinking.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Sigma Computing Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Sigma Computing's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive41%
Neutral34%
Negative24%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Sigma Computing's Software Engineer interview process.
Sigma Computing Work Experiences
5.0
This is a 5 star company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
October 31, 2023
Pros: The company has a good engineering culture, smart and friendly coworkers, a supportive manager, a promising product, and transparency about company financials.
Cons: Hiring could be more cautious.
5.0
Great place to get a startup experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 2, 2022
Pros: - growing startup
- well placed to ride out economic cycles
- strong engineering culture
Cons: - The company is not remote friendly and you must be near SF.
4.0
Amazing people and great outlook
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
November 1, 2022
Pros: Sigma has a wonderful culture and atmosphere - people are friendly, coworkers enjoy socializing together, and there's excitement around Sigma's continued success. The engineering department has a great VP who has vision and experience scaling small teams. Due to the founders being technical, there's a strong engineering culture within the company, with technical feasibility a first-class citizen among leadership.
For example, due to site reliability issues, all of engineering took a month to focus on stability and tech debt instead of feature development, something I've never experienced on another production app. Post-pandemic, the company has moved to a hybrid work culture, with teams in the office 2-3 days / week. The leadership is fantastic.
I've seen people be fired, but their last day of "official" employment delayed just so their options vest. Instead of trying to screw people out of every dollar like many places might, Sigma has consistently done right by people. They also do a comp adjustment to ensure existing engineers aren't getting paid less than incoming engineers.
Cons: On the one hand, having two founders who are brilliantly technical means there are tremendous opportunities to learn and grow. Both Rob and Jason actively and regularly push and review code. However, they both much prefer doing to teaching/leading, so less experienced engineers often find themselves floundering. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention that one of the founders has a rather contentious approach that not everyone enjoys. If you work in a similar part of the codebase as him, you'll have to prove to him you know what you're doing before he trusts you. In the absence of that trust, expect extensive PR reviews.
Feedback loop is nonexistent - both IC and managers often have no idea how they're doing until it's too late. Iteration speed is often high, with it occasionally impacting work / life balance. Leadership is a bit of a stickler about coming into the office.
- 5.0This is a 5 star companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAOctober 31, 2023Pros: The company has a good engineering culture, smart and friendly coworkers, a supportive manager, a promising product, and transparency about company financials.Cons: Hiring could be more cautious.
- 5.0Great place to get a startup experienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 2, 2022Pros: - growing startup - well placed to ride out economic cycles - strong engineering cultureCons: - The company is not remote friendly and you must be near SF.
- 4.0Amazing people and great outlookSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CANovember 1, 2022Pros: Sigma has a wonderful culture and atmosphere - people are friendly, coworkers enjoy socializing together, and there's excitement around Sigma's continued success. The engineering department has a great VP who has vision and experience scaling small teams. Due to the founders being technical, there's a strong engineering culture within the company, with technical feasibility a first-class citizen among leadership. For example, due to site reliability issues, all of engineering took a month to focus on stability and tech debt instead of feature development, something I've never experienced on another production app. Post-pandemic, the company has moved to a hybrid work culture, with teams in the office 2-3 days / week. The leadership is fantastic. I've seen people be fired, but their last day of "official" employment delayed just so their options vest. Instead of trying to screw people out of every dollar like many places might, Sigma has consistently done right by people. They also do a comp adjustment to ensure existing engineers aren't getting paid less than incoming engineers.Cons: On the one hand, having two founders who are brilliantly technical means there are tremendous opportunities to learn and grow. Both Rob and Jason actively and regularly push and review code. However, they both much prefer doing to teaching/leading, so less experienced engineers often find themselves floundering. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention that one of the founders has a rather contentious approach that not everyone enjoys. If you work in a similar part of the codebase as him, you'll have to prove to him you know what you're doing before he trusts you. In the absence of that trust, expect extensive PR reviews. Feedback loop is nonexistent - both IC and managers often have no idea how they're doing until it's too late. Iteration speed is often high, with it occasionally impacting work / life balance. Leadership is a bit of a stickler about coming into the office.
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