Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I was contacted about the position through LinkedIn by a recruiter. I had one technical phone screening with an engineer, then an onsite interview with 5 people throughout the day, which included lunch.
The onsite consisted of a manager chat, which focused on behavioral questions and career goals. Then, I had a general algorithms question that was focused only on getting to the solution, regardless of complexity. After that, I had a bug squash interview where I had to find a bug in an open-source library fork. Then, I had a system design question to design a feature in an application. I had an hour for this, with 30 minutes for design and 30 minutes for coding.
Questions
Given a snapshot of a popular open-source library and a failing test, please debug and triage the issue and provide the most accurate fix possible.
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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
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer 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 interview process in San Francisco, California.
Stripe Work Experiences
- 5.0Stripe cares deeply about their employees and usersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2021Pros: Everyone is incredibly empathetic and user-driven. The way people interact with each other is overwhelmingly positive and supportive. The company is moving fast and able to achieve many of the lofty goals it sets for itself. Work-life balance is very strong, with the exception of on-call rotations.Cons: Personal career growth is not always attainable as priorities shift around. While Stripe allows employees to have plenty of personal time, there is not a culture of doing events or offsites to raise morale, so you are not always close to your coworkers.
- 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.
- 4.0Intense but welcoming cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2024Pros: Smart engineers and a collaborative culture, along with understanding coworkers.Cons: Feels like there are politics at play a lot of the time.
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