Process
I interviewed for a SWE role. The recruiter was friendly and professional, but the hiring-manager/technical-leadership conversation left a very different impression. Much of the discussion focused on my background. Before we had explored my experience in depth, the interviewer repeatedly expressed doubts about my fit and suggested assessing whether my background might make sense for other areas instead. It overall came across as rude and a bit weird. While I understand not having the ideal candidate fit is frustrating, the complete lack of just conversational skills and likeability was baffling. One interview doesn't establish the culture of an entire company, but this interaction significantly reduced my interest in joining. I've heard this about them from others, but now I get it.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the StubHub Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
StubHub's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive18%
Neutral18%
Negative64%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for StubHub's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
StubHub Work Experiences
1.0
Terrible management, product and engineers
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, NY
February 22, 2024
Pros: High base salaries and a lot of cash flow in the company
Cons: - Terrible management that had multiple different managers while I was there
- Bait and switch during hiring
- Multiple people I know who were fired without notice
- Chaotic product and bad QA system
- Incompetent engineers maintained from the viagogo side during their merge
- Passive aggressive work environment
3.0
Going downhill
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 29, 2022
Pros: Good pay, free event time to time, and flexible hours
Cons: Acquired by Viagogo, and no proper management.
1.0
This is the worst company I have ever seen. My advice is to run as fast as you can away from it.
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
November 4, 2013
Pros: - They have a shuttle that goes from San Jose to San Francisco and stops in Cupertino and San Mateo.
Cons: - The office has a very depressing corporate feel to it.
- The internet in the office is unreliable, which is crazy for a company that provides an internet service.
- The management is so shortsighted that forward progress moves at a snail's pace.
- They never pay their technical debt. I have not been given a chance to go back and take care of any debt during the 10 months I have been here, and from chatting with other employees, they still have not taken care of most of the issues from when the company was founded.
- They do not support their good employees. I was told I was not being a team player for following all the best practices that I was supposed to do because it upset the other members of the team.
- Development environments rarely work correctly, and it is practically impossible to have your own local environment.
- Management constantly lies to employees. They like to tell employees what they want to hear, even if it is completely untrue or they have no intention of following through.
- They constantly try new things but leave out key important parts and are surprised when it doesn't work. An example is the agile development process. They tried to do it but did not fully implement it, and then when it failed they decided that agile just doesn't work and they needed to come up with their own process, which is completely insane and gives engineers just over a week of development time for every three-week sprint. That means they plan for less than 50% efficiency.
- 1.0Terrible management, product and engineersSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, NYFebruary 22, 2024Pros: High base salaries and a lot of cash flow in the companyCons: - Terrible management that had multiple different managers while I was there - Bait and switch during hiring - Multiple people I know who were fired without notice - Chaotic product and bad QA system - Incompetent engineers maintained from the viagogo side during their merge - Passive aggressive work environment
- 3.0Going downhillSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 29, 2022Pros: Good pay, free event time to time, and flexible hoursCons: Acquired by Viagogo, and no proper management.
- 1.0This is the worst company I have ever seen. My advice is to run as fast as you can away from it.Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CANovember 4, 2013Pros: - They have a shuttle that goes from San Jose to San Francisco and stops in Cupertino and San Mateo.Cons: - The office has a very depressing corporate feel to it. - The internet in the office is unreliable, which is crazy for a company that provides an internet service. - The management is so shortsighted that forward progress moves at a snail's pace. - They never pay their technical debt. I have not been given a chance to go back and take care of any debt during the 10 months I have been here, and from chatting with other employees, they still have not taken care of most of the issues from when the company was founded. - They do not support their good employees. I was told I was not being a team player for following all the best practices that I was supposed to do because it upset the other members of the team. - Development environments rarely work correctly, and it is practically impossible to have your own local environment. - Management constantly lies to employees. They like to tell employees what they want to hear, even if it is completely untrue or they have no intention of following through. - They constantly try new things but leave out key important parts and are surprised when it doesn't work. An example is the agile development process. They tried to do it but did not fully implement it, and then when it failed they decided that agile just doesn't work and they needed to come up with their own process, which is completely insane and gives engineers just over a week of development time for every three-week sprint. That means they plan for less than 50% efficiency.
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