Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Through an employee referral, I had a first-round phone screen/technical interview. The interviewer was very friendly and the interview lasted about an hour. It included a simple coding question, but no behavioral questions. The remainder of the time was dedicated to answering my questions.
Questions
Allocating/Deallocating a list of servers
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Stripe Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Stripe's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive78%
Neutral11%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Stripe's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
Stripe Work Experiences
5.0
Stripe cares deeply about their employees and users
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 1, 2021
Pros: 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.
5.0
Amazing culture, huge ceiling
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 14, 2021
Pros: Amazing leadership.
Virtually every role makes a huge impact.
Employees are both ambitious and humble.
Cons: Systematically understaffed, not a 9-5 job for most.
3.0
Software engineer at Stripe
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 12, 2023
Pros: Good pay and benefits, remote-friendly.
Cons: Constantly changing priorities; it's hard to get things done.
- 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.
- 5.0Amazing culture, huge ceilingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2021Pros: Amazing leadership. Virtually every role makes a huge impact. Employees are both ambitious and humble.Cons: Systematically understaffed, not a 9-5 job for most.
- 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.
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