Process
There was a phone interview with the recruiter to check my background. After that, I met with the main engineer to go over my background and some high-level concepts in data engineering. Finally, there was a code-pair interview and a system design interview on separate days.
The system design interview was canceled after the code-pair. Ultimately, it felt somewhat contrived and like they just want to hire more diverse candidates by focusing on very narrow metrics that were not clearly communicated.
(Oh, you found the smallest element using a sort instead of just an O(n) loop and didn't know I cared about that for this small method... -1 point since you should have asked for requirements every time!).
The questions they asked were all easy (essentially just mini LeetCode easy problems), and I answered all of them along with some extra work.
Questions
There were just simple methods they wanted to be implemented for a ticketing system. Some more general questions were asked at the end.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the StubHub Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
StubHub's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having negative feelings for StubHub's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
StubHub Work Experiences
- 1.0Toxic managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 12, 2025Pros: You get to have a lot of ownership.Cons: You can't trust a single word coming out of the mouths of management. Repeated lies about the IPO and valuation. Literally no transparency. Shady decisions happen all the time behind closed doors. Paper money is still useless while management pays themselves millions in bonuses and keeps selling shares. You're not expected to have a work-life balance. Backstabbing, toxic environment. Turnover is high.
- 1.0Debate is Encouraged, but Be Careful Who You’re Talking ToSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, NYJune 29, 2024Pros: • Engineering teams aim to keep time spent in meetings to a minimum. • The HQ at World Trade Center 3 is nice, and the subway station exits directly into the building, and it is convenient to take the elevator down to the attached shopping mall and grab a coffee. • Generous base pay.Cons: • Not enough focus on product quality, and some teams seem unbothered by shipping frustrating experiences. • A poorly maintained development environment that yields nearly 2-minute wait times for incremental builds of the frontend. • An incomprehensible performance review system that occurs “periodically,” with no accompanying compensation adjustments, no peer feedback, and no formal process for providing feedback to one’s manager. • While discussion and debate among engineers are encouraged, senior management is sensitive to dissenting opinions. Some leaders view their positions as above discussion. • Itchy trigger finger: you’ll meet a lot of people if you join because you’ll be losing teammates to termination, resignation, and reorganization on a regular basis. By the end of my time at the company, I saw my entire team dispatched within a year. I’ve been through reorganizations before, but I’ve never seen an entire team turnover in 12 months.
- 3.0Old StubhubSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJanuary 14, 2025Pros: Good perks that include concerts and free tickets.Cons: Poor management with no vision and inputs.
