Applied online and moved through a quick recruiter screen.
The mini-onsite had two rounds:
The onsite had four rounds.
Started with system design with a tech lead – think ledger service or analytics pipeline. They care more about structured thinking and scalability than perfect answers.
Then came two management-focused rounds – one behavioral, one role-play. Expect scenarios like shifting a top IC off a project they love, or resolving engineer conflicts.
Final round was a 20-minute technical presentation based on a 1000-word doc about a project I led – deep tech dive plus business outcomes, followed by intense Q&A.
Used Prepfully for mocks – helped a ton with surfacing the right kinds of examples and stress-testing my manager stories.
The process is a little tough but fair – make sure you put strong emphasis on clarity, ownership, and leadership judgment.
Design a system that aggregates and consumes analytics events.
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Stripe Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Stripe'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.
Candidates reported having good feelings for Stripe's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.

