Senior Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Redwood City, California
February 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Non-practical questions. Which are not relevant to their or my past work experiences. Insist on using the data provider which I am not familiar with and ask me to code with it.
Questions
How to solve the skyline problem?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Verkada Senior Staff Engineer role in Redwood City, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Verkada's interview process for their Senior Staff Engineer roles in Redwood City, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Verkada's Senior Staff Engineer interview process in Redwood City, California.
Verkada Work Experiences
1.0
How toxic can a team be?
Senior Staff Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
June 21, 2025
Pros: Great food in the office.
Good location.
Training budget.
Good tech stack (TF, AWS, ML).
Pay is OK.
Cons: Toxic teams.
Useless managers.
Sarcastic and uncooperative team.
Have the best people in 24/7 burnout.
No bonus.
You always get evaluated low enough to not get a raise.
5.0
Smart People, Impactful Work
Software Engineering Manager • Current Employee
October 5, 2023
Pros: - Surrounded by smart people
- Lots of impactful work
- Top-tier exec team
- Product sells itself
Cons: Nothing comes to mind for now.
4.0
Great engineering culture
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
March 10, 2023
Pros: Very talented coworkers and mentors, as well as many opportunities to write and own high-impact software.
Cons: Honestly, nothing that I haven't seen at other companies I've interned at. I've had many other internships with various company sizes and can at least say I had the best experience at Verkada.
- 1.0How toxic can a team be?Senior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesJune 21, 2025Pros: Great food in the office. Good location. Training budget. Good tech stack (TF, AWS, ML). Pay is OK.Cons: Toxic teams. Useless managers. Sarcastic and uncooperative team. Have the best people in 24/7 burnout. No bonus. You always get evaluated low enough to not get a raise.
- 5.0Smart People, Impactful WorkSoftware Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeOctober 5, 2023Pros: - Surrounded by smart people - Lots of impactful work - Top-tier exec team - Product sells itselfCons: Nothing comes to mind for now.
- 4.0Great engineering cultureSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2023Pros: Very talented coworkers and mentors, as well as many opportunities to write and own high-impact software.Cons: Honestly, nothing that I haven't seen at other companies I've interned at. I've had many other internships with various company sizes and can at least say I had the best experience at Verkada.
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