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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas

December 17, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.

Major misalignment between HR and Hiring Manager.

Pros:

  • Brand name and potential for interesting scale.

Cons:

  • This was my fourth poor experience with Visa recruitment in 7 years.
  • Despite asking the recruiter multiple times to confirm the format of the second round, I was explicitly told it would be non-technical.
  • However, the hiring manager arrived 20 minutes late and immediately began a technical assessment.
  • I declined to participate because the process did not align with what was promised.

Advice to Management:

  • Ensure recruiters and hiring managers are on the same page regarding interview formats.
  • Ghosting candidates after multiple rounds (which has happened to me twice here) and showing up late to interviews creates a very poor candidate experience.

Questions

OAuth 2.0, JWT, OWASP, Authentication, Public/private keys, One example.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Visa Senior Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.

Success Rate

40%
Pass Rate

Visa's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive40%
Neutral7%
Negative53%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Visa's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.

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