Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Kirkland, Washington
October 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Overall, the interview was average.
Most of the interviewers were polite.
I just had one rude interviewer that left a bad taste.
They have two engineers per interview, usually one in the room and another over a video conference system.
Most questions were design-related.
Study your data structures, especially binary tree-related ones.
Questions
- Design a car rental system
- Design a Sudoku game
- Binary tree related questions
- Solve a maze problem
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Tableau Senior Software Engineer role in Kirkland, Washington.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Tableau's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Kirkland, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tableau's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Kirkland, Washington.
Tableau Work Experiences
5.0
Great people, great product
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kirkland, Washington, United States
August 27, 2014
Pros: Only one product, so the whole company pushes in the same direction. Very collaborative.
Good small-company feel, even though the company is growing. Ability to make a difference, no matter your position.
Cons: Processes are not well defined, so there's a lot of ambiguity and things get dropped on the floor sometimes.
We sometimes have crunch times, although this is getting better.
May be growing too fast to maintain its company culture.
4.0
Good work/life balance with good pay
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kirkland, Washington, United States
August 1, 2019
Pros: Data visualization and data analytics are still hot and profitable. Pay is good. If you count the sign-on stock, that is a lot. Work/life balance is very good.
Cons: If you are a hard-working person, you probably won't get rewarded as much as you expected.
5.0
Completed one year. Excellent culture
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kirkland, Washington, United States
March 21, 2017
Pros: - Supports a culture of research and innovation.
- Fosters trustworthy colleagues and a respectful environment.
- Is obsessed with product quality.
Cons: Tableau has only one product so far. They need to diversify fast.
- 5.0Great people, great productSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeKirkland, Washington, United StatesAugust 27, 2014Pros: Only one product, so the whole company pushes in the same direction. Very collaborative. Good small-company feel, even though the company is growing. Ability to make a difference, no matter your position.Cons: Processes are not well defined, so there's a lot of ambiguity and things get dropped on the floor sometimes. We sometimes have crunch times, although this is getting better. May be growing too fast to maintain its company culture.
- 4.0Good work/life balance with good paySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeKirkland, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2019Pros: Data visualization and data analytics are still hot and profitable. Pay is good. If you count the sign-on stock, that is a lot. Work/life balance is very good.Cons: If you are a hard-working person, you probably won't get rewarded as much as you expected.
- 5.0Completed one year. Excellent cultureSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeKirkland, Washington, United StatesMarch 21, 2017Pros: - Supports a culture of research and innovation. - Fosters trustworthy colleagues and a respectful environment. - Is obsessed with product quality.Cons: Tableau has only one product so far. They need to diversify fast.
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