Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Phone Screen.
On-site with 6 panels.
Engineer-led Architecture Screen.
Most of the panels had folks shadowing the interviews.
Pretty standard engineering manager panels.
Didn't get the impression they were using strict rubrics to evaluate candidates.
Questions
Architecture Screen
Managing Engineers
Working with Product
Working with Design
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Slack Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Slack's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Slack's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Slack Work Experiences
4.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, TX
August 7, 2025
Pros: - Work life balance
- Great team work
- Innovation
Cons: - Many re-orgs that happened in the last 1 year
5.0
An all-around great job
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
May 10, 2024
Pros: Best-in-class software to work on, down-to-Earth collaboration, smart people, and good diversity.
Cons: Speed has been cranked up at the cost of quality lately. Timelines are regularly changed, and it's kind of a go-with-the-flow environment that can mean more work.
5.0
Solid place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
April 18, 2025
Pros: - Great people and a great product
- Always lots of opportunities to work on new product areas and improve the product
Cons: - Had trouble with lateral movement
- Salesforce seems to be trying to integrate more and more into the company
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, TXAugust 7, 2025Pros: - Work life balance - Great team work - InnovationCons: - Many re-orgs that happened in the last 1 year
- 5.0An all-around great jobSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAMay 10, 2024Pros: Best-in-class software to work on, down-to-Earth collaboration, smart people, and good diversity.Cons: Speed has been cranked up at the cost of quality lately. Timelines are regularly changed, and it's kind of a go-with-the-flow environment that can mean more work.
- 5.0Solid place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 18, 2025Pros: - Great people and a great product - Always lots of opportunities to work on new product areas and improve the productCons: - Had trouble with lateral movement - Salesforce seems to be trying to integrate more and more into the company
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