Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process started with an original call with the recruiter, which seemed to go well.
I then had a technical phone screen, followed by a virtual onsite.
On the technical portion of the interviews, I did quite well. I answered every question optimally.
I came to find out they decided not to continue with my application due to a lack of experience, which left somewhat of a bad taste in my mouth. I'm not sure why they didn't mention this originally and waste my time with interviews and an onsite, since they knew my experience level from the start.
Overall, though, the team I talked to was really nice, and I did enjoy interviewing at Twitch.
Questions
NDA, hitting minimum word count.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the Twitch Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Twitch's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Twitch's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Twitch Work Experiences
- 5.0Great culture, great space to grow and focus on technical skillsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2023Pros: I really enjoy working with my manager and my team. There's tons of awesome food, and I see a ton of growth opportunity.Cons: Work can be a little repetitive, perks have been going down like no dinner.
- 3.0It was fun until it wasn'tSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 10, 2024Pros: One of the more inclusive companies that also seemed to care about its employees' learning and working styles, until it didn't. Nice benefits, ERGs, mostly cool coworkers.Cons: Poor management, super disorganized, and slow processes. Code reviews and Slack replies took forever, and everyone was burnt out. There were layoff after layoff and reorgs. There was a weird focus on projects everyone knew users didn't care about, a lack of timely feedback, an obvious gap in understanding between higher-ups and ICs, and consistently tight deadlines. This is a given, but Twitch is one of those companies that gives you PTO but doesn't want you to actually use it. (When I first joined Twitch, it still had its own culture separate from Amazon, but Amazon's influence grew, so my perception skews negative.)
- 3.0Kind of all over the placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 7, 2018Pros: Great benefits, excellent insurance, okay offices, and challenging work.Cons: The amount of direction changes and reorgs we've gone through has made me sort of tune out what's going on anywhere above me in the org chart.
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