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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

October 30, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

OA, technical interview, virtual onsite then hiring manager. The tech interview was a 3-part LeetCode implementation style. The VO has tech (same as the previous round), integration, and bug squash. The bug squash is probably the hardest among the three interviews.

Questions

Fixing a large open-source codebase.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

15%
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

Positive63%
Neutral15%
Negative23%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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