Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I met with many members of the team, from individual contributors to other managers. They were very focused on previous experiences in growing a team's knowledge and skills and fostering an environment of growth.
Questions
Most questions focused on management experience and supporting a team where growth and professional development were highly valued.
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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
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
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Slack's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Slack Work Experiences
- 1.0Changing organization in times of struggling stockSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CASeptember 3, 2025Pros: Efficiency-driven, with nice and smart people.Cons: It feels manager-driven, with a poor development experience and frequent re-orgs.
- 4.0Slack not as good after acquisitionLmts, Software Engineering • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 19, 2026Pros: WLB, super talented and kind folksCons: No stock refreshers, and lots of reorgs
- 5.0Great companySenior SWE • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, CAMarch 6, 2024Pros: A product-focused company with great people.Cons: Recent acquisition by Salesforce means a bigger company culture
