Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received a call from a recruiter, and they scheduled a phone screening interview. During the phone interview, I was asked to code the Battleship game, which was difficult to finish in one hour.
Questions
Design a Battleship game in Java.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Twitch Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Twitch's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive43%
Neutral29%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Twitch's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Twitch Work Experiences
3.0
Good work-life balance, fun work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 18, 2025
Pros: Lots of challenges to solve and good coworkers.
Cons: Delivering the right things for customers can be challenging.
4.0
Great but declining
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 18, 2025
Pros: Great SF Office
Amazon pay with Twitch perks
Working at scale
Cons: Becoming more and more a part of Amazon.
2.0
Great Tech, Poor Direction
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 28, 2025
Pros: Great tech stack, really easy to get working.
Cool office.
Great food.
Cookies.
Lots to build and learn at the L4-L5 and even L6 level.
Cons: Always scrambling to "make profit" over building things the users want.
From the ground level, it looks like the CEO isn't really doing much other than streaming (and maybe trying to figure out what Twitch is about).
Lots of layers of middle management for a company that hasn't really changed since 2016. The app is small, with like, 5 things on it, yet, working across org boundaries feels like a geopolitical feat.
Product, Eng, Design, and Research all work in their own silos with no one to provide guidance. Everyone has a say, which means nothing gets done.
- 3.0Good work-life balance, fun workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 18, 2025Pros: Lots of challenges to solve and good coworkers.Cons: Delivering the right things for customers can be challenging.
- 4.0Great but decliningSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2025Pros: Great SF Office Amazon pay with Twitch perks Working at scaleCons: Becoming more and more a part of Amazon.
- 2.0Great Tech, Poor DirectionSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 28, 2025Pros: Great tech stack, really easy to get working. Cool office. Great food. Cookies. Lots to build and learn at the L4-L5 and even L6 level.Cons: Always scrambling to "make profit" over building things the users want. From the ground level, it looks like the CEO isn't really doing much other than streaming (and maybe trying to figure out what Twitch is about). Lots of layers of middle management for a company that hasn't really changed since 2016. The app is small, with like, 5 things on it, yet, working across org boundaries feels like a geopolitical feat. Product, Eng, Design, and Research all work in their own silos with no one to provide guidance. Everyone has a say, which means nothing gets done.
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