Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bucharest, Romania
August 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
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Technical screen - a straightforward coding question. Advanced data structures are not needed to solve it.
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Onsite - ongoing. As far as I know, it will include coding, system design, a bug bash, an integration round, and a behavioral interview with the hiring manager.
Questions
Solve a business use case using string parsing and hashmaps.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer role in Bucharest, Romania.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Bucharest, Romania is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral33%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer interview process in Bucharest, Romania.
Stripe Work Experiences
3.0
Great Team, Unfocused Leadership
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 16, 2022
Pros: I love my manager, my teammates, and the work I'm doing.
Cons: Stripe in 2019 was my ideal company. But over the years, senior leadership has spread its engineers too thin and has been pretty unfocused.
5.0
Great Benefits, Bad Traffic
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 9, 2023
Pros: Great benefits and work environment
Cons: The traffic is real bad around here.
1.0
Nice People, Terrible Management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
August 6, 2021
Pros: People are nice and the salary is good, especially the RSU.
Cons: - Management is terrible. They fire people for no reason and push new grads to burnout.
- All teams are understaffed, and this is sold as a good thing.
- There is a hidden expectation that you will be available at all times, and people send messages to you at random.
- Low diversity; most managers are white men.
- 3.0Great Team, Unfocused LeadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 16, 2022Pros: I love my manager, my teammates, and the work I'm doing.Cons: Stripe in 2019 was my ideal company. But over the years, senior leadership has spread its engineers too thin and has been pretty unfocused.
- 5.0Great Benefits, Bad TrafficSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 9, 2023Pros: Great benefits and work environmentCons: The traffic is real bad around here.
- 1.0Nice People, Terrible ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeDublin, Leinster, IrelandAugust 6, 2021Pros: People are nice and the salary is good, especially the RSU.Cons: - Management is terrible. They fire people for no reason and push new grads to burnout. - All teams are understaffed, and this is sold as a good thing. - There is a hidden expectation that you will be available at all times, and people send messages to you at random. - Low diversity; most managers are white men.
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