Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I had two phone interviews with one manager and one software engineer.
For some reason, both interviews felt like an initial screening: I was given a coding question to work on while they observed, and asked "Why do you want to work for Splunk?"
They chose to conduct the entire process in one week, meaning they emailed me on Tuesday, and by the following Monday, they had already made their decision.
What made this experience negative was that the second interview gave me the feeling the interviewer did not care.
Each time I asked a question during the coding exercise, I had to repeat myself because he didn't seem to be listening (his microphone was also muted).
In fact, the entire second interview lasted only 20 minutes, as he appeared to be in a hurry.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Splunk Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Splunk's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Splunk's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Splunk Work Experiences
- 4.0Functioning alcoholics build world-class solutions. OMG, how'd they do that?Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 9, 2013Pros: Very "family-like" environment. Everyone knows what they are doing. Some of them are geniuses. Open environment, flexible hours, extremely supportive and engaged management. Amazing work-life balance most of the time.Cons: Development can be a cacophony of dorm room sound, smell, personalities, and drinking at all hours of the workday. They are less agile and more waterfall than they should be. They are not as adaptable to change as they could or should be. In fact, several people I worked with were downright stubborn and set in their ways. The PMs don't seem to get full cooperation from development.
- 5.0Fun, challenging, innovative, and awesome!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 5, 2016Pros: Well-organized and helpful management Fun events and conferences Challenging and rewarding work Awesome benefits Great working environmentCons: None I can come up with so far. My experience here has been completely positive to date. Love it here.
- 5.0Great Perks, Slow InnovationSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2017Pros: Culture, Benefits, Products, Location, TechnologyCons: Stall in innovation, management, outlook, competition, tribal promotions.
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