Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
September 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
A recruiter reached out on LinkedIn.
I scheduled a 1-hour technical screen on Zoom.
This consisted of:
- 45 minutes for a coding exercise with a Software Engineer
- 15 minutes to ask them questions about the company
I received a rejection email after a day.
Questions
This is a multi-part question. They give you the next part after you've solved the previous one. You're allowed to reference Google/Stack Overflow during the interview and use your own IDE. The question revolved around string, array, and hash map.
My advice would be to use a programming language which is not very verbose, like Python.
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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
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 15, 2024
Pros: Great team, they are all humble and smart. I really like that you could find almost anything from a doc somewhere.
Cons: There are tech debts from early days.
5.0
Great place to grow your career
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 15, 2020
Pros: • Superb product with a lot of growth potential and a well-thought-out company mission/vision
• Competitive pay and great benefits
• Healthy, people-oriented culture
• A lot of opportunities for personal growth
• Leadership cares about diversity
• Good support for remote engineers
Cons: • Keeping a good work/life balance can be difficult.
• Processes and organizational structure tend to change very fast.
• Missing alignment on technical strategy between pillars leads to suboptimal decisions.
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.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 15, 2024Pros: Great team, they are all humble and smart. I really like that you could find almost anything from a doc somewhere.Cons: There are tech debts from early days.
- 5.0Great place to grow your careerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 15, 2020Pros: • Superb product with a lot of growth potential and a well-thought-out company mission/vision • Competitive pay and great benefits • Healthy, people-oriented culture • A lot of opportunities for personal growth • Leadership cares about diversity • Good support for remote engineersCons: • Keeping a good work/life balance can be difficult. • Processes and organizational structure tend to change very fast. • Missing alignment on technical strategy between pillars leads to suboptimal decisions.
- 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.
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