Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Mateo, California
August 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Recruiter phone call explaining company culture and interview process.
Take-home assignment relative to what you want to work on. No time limit; finish when you have time.
Technical phone call with CTO for code review.
On-site interview for most of the day, including multiple technical sessions, lunch, a culture discussion, and a talk with the CEO.
Questions
Algorithms and though process questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Verkada Software Engineer role in San Mateo, California.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Verkada's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Mateo, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Verkada's Software Engineer interview process in San Mateo, California.
Verkada Work Experiences
1.0
Designed to fail
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
July 27, 2024
Pros: Catered food, nice office building. 333.
Cons: Racism, nepotism, silent layoffs, poor work-life balance (team dependent), horrible senior leadership, HR virtually non-existent, dishonesty and unprofessionalism built into the company's culture.
4.0
Shockingly stable software org
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
July 23, 2024
Pros: Top of the chain has solid product and engineering sense.
Loads of engineering freedom, especially outside frontend.
Promos come with big comp increases.
No real layoffs yet.
Established products tend to be chill.
In-person culture helps less experienced engineers.
HR dealt with most recent scandals well.
Cons: - Dev experience is awful. Molasses-speed tools are borderline unusable.
- Promotions are closer connected to who your manager is than your performance.
- Broken, elitist hiring practices mean there are few women and too many dudes who have no social skills despite going to Ivy Leagues.
1.0
Terrible place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
August 9, 2025
Pros: Free food
Hip startup-y office
Cons: No work-life balance. Long work hours are expected from everyone.
Inexperienced managers who lie to your face and foster a toxic environment. Nepotism and favoritism run rampant.
Poor leadership from the top down.
- 1.0Designed to failSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2024Pros: Catered food, nice office building. 333.Cons: Racism, nepotism, silent layoffs, poor work-life balance (team dependent), horrible senior leadership, HR virtually non-existent, dishonesty and unprofessionalism built into the company's culture.
- 4.0Shockingly stable software orgSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2024Pros: Top of the chain has solid product and engineering sense. Loads of engineering freedom, especially outside frontend. Promos come with big comp increases. No real layoffs yet. Established products tend to be chill. In-person culture helps less experienced engineers. HR dealt with most recent scandals well.Cons: - Dev experience is awful. Molasses-speed tools are borderline unusable. - Promotions are closer connected to who your manager is than your performance. - Broken, elitist hiring practices mean there are few women and too many dudes who have no social skills despite going to Ivy Leagues.
- 1.0Terrible place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2025Pros: Free food Hip startup-y officeCons: No work-life balance. Long work hours are expected from everyone. Inexperienced managers who lie to your face and foster a toxic environment. Nepotism and favoritism run rampant. Poor leadership from the top down.
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