Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The on-site interview included:
- Collaborative, white-board architectural systems design
- Live debugging of a code base
- From-scratch programming of integration tests
- Interpersonal and team questions
All interviewers were competent, prepared, and helpful. One interview had a shadow participant who observed.
Questions
I was asked to find the source of a failing test and devise a fix in a popular open-source library. The bug was a subtle one, and the fix was non-obvious and allowed for multiple approaches.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 45 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral16%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Stripe Work Experiences
3.0
Software engineer at Stripe
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 12, 2023
Pros: Good pay and benefits, remote-friendly.
Cons: Constantly changing priorities; it's hard to get things done.
4.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 19, 2023
Pros: Lots of opportunity for impact.
Work with incredibly brilliant coworkers.
Cons: Workload can get a bit intense at times.
Growing pains from scaling so much.
1.0
Be careful of certain teams and orgs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 30, 2025
Pros: Good pay, good business, and smart people.
Cons: Some teams are toxic. Some managers and leaders are lazy and sacrifice ICs for their good work-life balance. Don't join money movement/cash teams.
- 3.0Software engineer at StripeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 12, 2023Pros: Good pay and benefits, remote-friendly.Cons: Constantly changing priorities; it's hard to get things done.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 19, 2023Pros: Lots of opportunity for impact. Work with incredibly brilliant coworkers.Cons: Workload can get a bit intense at times. Growing pains from scaling so much.
- 1.0Be careful of certain teams and orgsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Good pay, good business, and smart people.Cons: Some teams are toxic. Some managers and leaders are lazy and sacrifice ICs for their good work-life balance. Don't join money movement/cash teams.
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