Process
1 hr technical screen: Easy coding question focusing more on code quality, language proficiency, testing, and approach.
5-hour virtual onsite:
- Easy coding round similar to the technical screen.
- Bug squash: This was hard, and I performed the worst on it. Given a GitHub repo with four issues, debug them so tests pass.
- Integration: Given an API endpoint that takes a JSON map of data and returns an image file. Parse a JSON file, transform and send data to the API, and save the response as an image file.
- System design: Standard problem, similar to other companies.
- Hiring manager: Behavioral.
Interviewers were all great, honestly. The process was very smooth, with quick responses from the recruiter and excellent organization.
The only flaw was that I wish they provided feedback after the interviews. Decisions were quick, but there was no feedback.
Questions
Given a fork of a popular Python repo with a test suite. There were 4 issues on GitHub.
Work through each bug and fix so that tests pass.
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Stripe Work Experiences
- 4.0Studious but messySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2023Pros: Stripe is a thoughtful company that cares a lot about building high-quality products, its customers, and its employees. For the most part, teams are rowing in the same direction to accomplish these goals, and the company does a solid job of broadcasting the importance of these things from the top levels.Cons: However, while all this is true, it still can feel like at times Stripe isn't quite sure how to get there. So it knows what it wants, but people and teams can feel a lot of churn along the way. This friction is to be expected with growth, but at times it gives the feeling of a slight lack of focus.
- 5.0Great place to grow and workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: It's a really nice place with really smart people. Stripe is going to be great, so it's like being within a future giant.Cons: Canadian offices while I worked were not that strong in terms of variety of teams to work from.
- 4.0Good Place To WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandJuly 22, 2025Pros: - Great compensation - Room for growthCons: Workload can vary a great deal.
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