Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
May 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I interviewed at their Seattle office. There were 5 interviews plus lunch.
Three of them required coding/debugging using a laptop. The interviewers were professional. Overall, a good experience.
Questions
Fix a bug in a popular open-source Java library.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral11%
Negative32%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Stripe Work Experiences
2.0
Good Past Pay, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 31, 2024
Pros: Pay was great years ago.
Cons: Gaslighting about politics is rampant. People pretend that they are above these things, but it makes it way worse because you can't have honest conversations.
External hires are brought in with good experience and left to rot.
4.0
Depends on who your manager is
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 28, 2024
Pros: There is a positive, upbeat, generally non-toxic culture.
Projects are very oriented around customer feedback and data.
Pay is good, but they cut the pay bands last year for new offers.
Cons: - A lot of managers who come from Amazon bring their burnout culture.
- Some orgs are not as organized as others.
- It's hard to gain scope if aiming for a promo.
5.0
Great Benefits, Bad Traffic
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 9, 2023
Pros: Great benefits and work environment
Cons: The traffic is real bad around here.
- 2.0Good Past Pay, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 31, 2024Pros: Pay was great years ago.Cons: Gaslighting about politics is rampant. People pretend that they are above these things, but it makes it way worse because you can't have honest conversations. External hires are brought in with good experience and left to rot.
- 4.0Depends on who your manager isSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 28, 2024Pros: There is a positive, upbeat, generally non-toxic culture. Projects are very oriented around customer feedback and data. Pay is good, but they cut the pay bands last year for new offers.Cons: - A lot of managers who come from Amazon bring their burnout culture. - Some orgs are not as organized as others. - It's hard to gain scope if aiming for a promo.
- 5.0Great Benefits, Bad TrafficSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 9, 2023Pros: Great benefits and work environmentCons: The traffic is real bad around here.
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