Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Online Assessment -> Technical Screen -> Virtual Onsite (2 technical interviews) -> Hiring Manager Chat (behavioral)
Every interview was focused primarily on practical coding, as opposed to algorithms and data structures.
Interview topics included things such as class design, string parsing, and designing API requests.
Questions
Design an API request to achieve the desired response.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Stripe Work Experiences
- 5.0A fun place to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 17, 2025Pros: Nice benefits, and the work is interesting.Cons: Teams sometimes feel a bit disconnected.
- 5.0A great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Pros: Great culture, great people, and fairly chill.Cons: Not enough drive, and unfortunately, a lot of big-company vibes around process and not getting stuff done.
- 1.0Steer clear of this toxicitySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 28, 2025Pros: Brand name, good food, decent money.Cons: Stripe's cofounders run a "toxicity chain," hiring and then firing employees before their stock vests. The ship has sailed for an IPO.
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