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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

March 1, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was expedited through the process due to a referral, but never spoke directly to a recruiter. I only had a few emails. The recruiter was pleasant and accommodating. My first actual phase of the interview was to take an online technical assessment, comprised of four LeetCode style questions, all with different time limits, where afterwards, an AI reviewed my solutions and asked me a question about them where I had only two minutes to respond.

Two of the questions were easy level, where the other two were more involved and only had 20 minutes to answer. None of these questions had anything to do with the industry or what the job would entail, so it felt incredibly disconnected. Of all the LeetCode style assessments I have taken, this was by far the worst implementation of them.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Upstart Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive30%
Neutral20%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Upstart's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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