Video Transcode Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
September 1, 2019
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Two phone interviews: one with a recruiter and one with the hiring manager.
Followed by an all-day on-site interview.
The interview was scheduled from 11 am to 2:30 pm with a rotating group of interviewers, and no lunch or even a break for lunch was provided.
The review was professional and serious, and the engineers seemed knowledgeable and asked solid questions, but it seemed like the interview logistics could have been better thought out.
Questions
As a take-home test, I was asked to write a C program that used an open-source media API to decode video frames in stream order rather than presentation order.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Vimeo Video Transcode Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Vimeo's interview process for their Video Transcode Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Vimeo's Video Transcode Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Vimeo Work Experiences
2.0
Good Team, Company Gutted
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 1, 2025
Pros: Great teammates, great work/life balance, recognized brand, some interesting technical problems, high scale with prominent customers.
Cons: About to be gutted and dramatically slimmed down. The product will continue to exist, but the company will never be the same again.
4.0
Great place to work, stressed out by layoffs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 1, 2023
Pros: I love working at Vimeo. My colleagues are awesome, and it's a very healthy workplace.
Great culture, nice people, and a fun product to work on.
Overall, the best tech company I've worked at.
Cons: There have been two rounds of layoffs in the past year that have created a lot of stress among employees. I know it's a larger trend in the tech industry right now, but it's disappointing to see it happen at Vimeo when the company is already in a good place financially. It sucks to constantly be wondering when another round is coming and if you might be next.
5.0
Super Talented New CEO + Awesome Times Ahead
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 3, 2017
Pros: An amazing, passionate group of people, a motivated, compassionate CEO, and a steady stream of solid launches over the last 8 months.
Having been at Vimeo for nearly a year, even though there have been some changes, I have the exact opposite opinion of some of the negative reviews posted recently. My impression is that Vimeo used to be a bunch of friends hanging out, but honestly not getting a whole lot done. A lot of the people from "the early years" are nostalgic for the days when working at Vimeo had much less to do with work/growing a business and more to do with being around a bunch of likeminded people. All companies go through changes when they're becoming something more substantial, and that's 100% the case here.
The new CEO, Anjali Sud, is among the most competent, strategically minded and motivated executives I've worked with to date. She cares about getting it right, about shipping great products that our community wants, and - most importantly - about growing the business.
Change is hard, and sometimes requires making unpopular decisions, but I feel totally confident about where Vimeo is headed and see a passion for taking the company to great new places in my colleagues every day. Don't be fooled by the reviews from people longing for an era when the company wasn't launching anything new. If you're interested in working here, come meet the folks on board who are excited to build something great.
Cons: The free snacks could be a little more healthy, but – you know – free snacks, so I guess this isn't much of a con.
- 2.0Good Team, Company GuttedEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 1, 2025Pros: Great teammates, great work/life balance, recognized brand, some interesting technical problems, high scale with prominent customers.Cons: About to be gutted and dramatically slimmed down. The product will continue to exist, but the company will never be the same again.
- 4.0Great place to work, stressed out by layoffsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 1, 2023Pros: I love working at Vimeo. My colleagues are awesome, and it's a very healthy workplace. Great culture, nice people, and a fun product to work on. Overall, the best tech company I've worked at.Cons: There have been two rounds of layoffs in the past year that have created a lot of stress among employees. I know it's a larger trend in the tech industry right now, but it's disappointing to see it happen at Vimeo when the company is already in a good place financially. It sucks to constantly be wondering when another round is coming and if you might be next.
- 5.0Super Talented New CEO + Awesome Times AheadSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 3, 2017Pros: An amazing, passionate group of people, a motivated, compassionate CEO, and a steady stream of solid launches over the last 8 months. Having been at Vimeo for nearly a year, even though there have been some changes, I have the exact opposite opinion of some of the negative reviews posted recently. My impression is that Vimeo used to be a bunch of friends hanging out, but honestly not getting a whole lot done. A lot of the people from "the early years" are nostalgic for the days when working at Vimeo had much less to do with work/growing a business and more to do with being around a bunch of likeminded people. All companies go through changes when they're becoming something more substantial, and that's 100% the case here. The new CEO, Anjali Sud, is among the most competent, strategically minded and motivated executives I've worked with to date. She cares about getting it right, about shipping great products that our community wants, and - most importantly - about growing the business. Change is hard, and sometimes requires making unpopular decisions, but I feel totally confident about where Vimeo is headed and see a passion for taking the company to great new places in my colleagues every day. Don't be fooled by the reviews from people longing for an era when the company wasn't launching anything new. If you're interested in working here, come meet the folks on board who are excited to build something great.Cons: The free snacks could be a little more healthy, but – you know – free snacks, so I guess this isn't much of a con.
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
