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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

July 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. A recruiter reached out to me and scheduled a call. The call was a weird experience for me as the recruiter was asking me for my references from my current company manager, which I declined. I mentioned I can get a reference from my ex-team lead, but she wanted my manager's reference. I thought she wouldn't move me forward, but after a week, all of a sudden received an OA to complete, and they wanted it done in 2 days lol. After that, I was asked to schedule a hiring manager round. The manager asked me questions related to my project in detail and a few other questions. I felt the interview went quite well, but the next day an automated response came that they're not moving forward.

I was looking at other Glassdoor reviews of this company and didn't find a single review where someone actually accepted the offer, so I got an idea from that the kind of company this is.

Questions

Tell me about a project you're most proud of

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Upstart Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

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Upstart's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Upstart's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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