Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bucharest, Romania
August 4, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process included HR screening and a brief, real-world technical interview. During the technical portion, I had to blur credit card numbers from logs. Overall, the interview was quite easy. The interviewer attempted to be helpful, but their internet connection was poor, preventing them from following my screen share in real time.
Questions
Blur our credit card numbers from logs.
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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
5.0
Smartest people I've ever worked with
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 28, 2017
Pros: - Team is incredible. The hiring bar is extremely high, so everyone I meet is extremely smart and driven.
- Bold company vision and mission. Once you join and learn about the product roadmap, you realize it's much more than just a payments company.
- Transparency culture. Everyone is open about the entire decision-making process and communicates successes and failures across the company, so we all have a realistic sense of how the company is performing.
- Opportunity for impact is extremely high.
Cons: The interview process, for software engineers at least, is quite different from most other similar companies, so we lose out on a lot of otherwise-great candidates that end up being unprepared.
5.0
Rewarding work and great colleagues
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 27, 2023
Pros: Behind in infra, but constantly trying to get better.
Security bar is high and adds significant complexity to projects.
Great colleagues and decent comp.
Cons: Frequent re-orgs, but they seem very reasonable.
Remote work makes complex project execution and alignment more difficult.
5.0
Great place to grow and work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 30, 2025
Pros: It's a really nice place with really smart people. Stripe is going to be great, so it's like being within a future giant.
Cons: Canadian offices while I worked were not that strong in terms of variety of teams to work from.
- 5.0Smartest people I've ever worked withSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 28, 2017Pros: - Team is incredible. The hiring bar is extremely high, so everyone I meet is extremely smart and driven. - Bold company vision and mission. Once you join and learn about the product roadmap, you realize it's much more than just a payments company. - Transparency culture. Everyone is open about the entire decision-making process and communicates successes and failures across the company, so we all have a realistic sense of how the company is performing. - Opportunity for impact is extremely high.Cons: The interview process, for software engineers at least, is quite different from most other similar companies, so we lose out on a lot of otherwise-great candidates that end up being unprepared.
- 5.0Rewarding work and great colleaguesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 27, 2023Pros: Behind in infra, but constantly trying to get better. Security bar is high and adds significant complexity to projects. Great colleagues and decent comp.Cons: Frequent re-orgs, but they seem very reasonable. Remote work makes complex project execution and alignment more difficult.
- 5.0Great place to grow and workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: It's a really nice place with really smart people. Stripe is going to be great, so it's like being within a future giant.Cons: Canadian offices while I worked were not that strong in terms of variety of teams to work from.
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