Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Friend Referral.
Onsite interview was approximately 6 hours, conducted in a conference room with a break for lunch. It included:
- Bug squash
- Two coding exercises
- A systems design question
- A behavioral/personality/culture fit interview.
Questions
Find the cause of a broken test in an open-source repository.
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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
4.0
Fast growth, slow product development
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 21, 2021
Pros: High upside
Super smart people
Compensation is pretty good
Cons: New stock plan is weird.
Pace of product development is slow (engineers spend too much time writing docs and bikeshedding).
5.0
Really well-run company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 7, 2019
Pros: - Excellent leadership, thoughtful, transparent, and deliberate.
- Growing fast – lots of interesting challenges and plenty of untapped business opportunities.
- My manager is excellent; they care about supporting and leveling up everyone.
- People work hard, but the culture is one of "we're all on the same team"; no unnecessary pressure or breathing down necks.
- Really thoughtful expansion; the hiring bar remains high, with a big emphasis on supporting remote employees.
Cons: - Ruby
- Because we deal with people's money, any outside tech we use needs to go through a long security review process. Often, we end up building things ourselves that already exist as external products because it's easier than getting them approved.
4.0
Software engineer at Stripe
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 1, 2023
Pros: Good compensation, remote-friendly, excellent engineers.
Cons: Churning of priorities, lack of stability.
- 4.0Fast growth, slow product developmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 21, 2021Pros: High upside Super smart people Compensation is pretty goodCons: New stock plan is weird. Pace of product development is slow (engineers spend too much time writing docs and bikeshedding).
- 5.0Really well-run companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 7, 2019Pros: - Excellent leadership, thoughtful, transparent, and deliberate. - Growing fast – lots of interesting challenges and plenty of untapped business opportunities. - My manager is excellent; they care about supporting and leveling up everyone. - People work hard, but the culture is one of "we're all on the same team"; no unnecessary pressure or breathing down necks. - Really thoughtful expansion; the hiring bar remains high, with a big emphasis on supporting remote employees.Cons: - Ruby - Because we deal with people's money, any outside tech we use needs to go through a long security review process. Often, we end up building things ourselves that already exist as external products because it's easier than getting them approved.
- 4.0Software engineer at StripeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2023Pros: Good compensation, remote-friendly, excellent engineers.Cons: Churning of priorities, lack of stability.
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