Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Initial chat with the Recruiter.
Phone discussion with the Hiring Manager around fitment and opportunity.
On-site 'mini' screen with three Engineering Managers.
Six rounds of interviews onsite in San Francisco.
Received an offer after providing references.
Questions
Most questions were fairly standard managerial inquiries, focusing on people and project management, supporting teams through growth, organizational structure, and more. Stripe emphasizes understanding your specific contributions, so expect multiple follow-up questions.
The role-play interview rounds were interesting. Although I was a bit apprehensive going into them, the overall experience was quite positive. The interviewers actively worked with me rather than judging passively.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Stripe Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
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.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Stripe's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Stripe Work Experiences
- 4.0Really good at some things, not so good at othersEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 4, 2022Pros: Very good engineers to work with. The company leadership was outstanding and really cared about both the customers and the employees.Cons: Middle management was hit or miss. Some of them moved to positions of authority before they knew what they were doing. These were basically growing pains of a hyper-growth startup.
- 2.0Highly dependent on senior leadershipEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2023Pros: Smart, friendly people who are ambitious.Cons: Leadership is at times short-sighted and often causes thrash by deciding to invest in long-term (9-12mo) projects one quarter, and then pulling resources from it the next quarter.
- 4.0Experience will be based on the team you joinEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 17, 2025Pros: Clear vision of product. Most people have a favorable opinion of the CEO. Great benefits. SF office is very nice. One of the best companies if you value developer (customer) experience.Cons: As the product has grown, there have been technical architecture challenges. Depending on your role, these can be a great challenge or frustrating. There is some conflict between work styles, where different tools and processes are used from one team to the next.
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