Senior Front End Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
April 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied online.
First interview was a phone screen, then I was informed of the result two days after that. The recruiter was very helpful in sharing feedback from the phone screen and also gave a detailed walkthrough of what the onsite would be like.
Questions
Onsite consists of 5 rounds:
- 2 coding
- 1 system design
- 1 pair coding (debugging a given project and improving it)
- 1 behavior
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Thumbtack Senior Front End Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Thumbtack's interview process for their Senior Front End Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Thumbtack's Senior Front End Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Thumbtack Work Experiences
5.0
Excellent place to grow alongside kind people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, CA
October 10, 2025
Pros: - great people
- fully remote
- decent wlb
Cons: - no clear cut path to liquidity
3.0
general OK but lots of paper money
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
August 15, 2025
Pros: Base pay is good
WLB is good
Remote first is great
Cons: Not sure when it is go to IPO
4.0
Nice place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
December 16, 2024
Pros: nice culture, events are fun, remote is handled well
Cons: not public, stock value is nebulous, career growth ebs and flows
- 5.0Excellent place to grow alongside kind peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, CAOctober 10, 2025Pros: - great people - fully remote - decent wlbCons: - no clear cut path to liquidity
- 3.0general OK but lots of paper moneyStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAAugust 15, 2025Pros: Base pay is good WLB is good Remote first is greatCons: Not sure when it is go to IPO
- 4.0Nice place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYDecember 16, 2024Pros: nice culture, events are fun, remote is handled wellCons: not public, stock value is nebulous, career growth ebs and flows
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